Sunday, September 16, 2007

DEFENSE MECHANISM used in Psychiatric Nursing

Four levels of Defense Mechanism

Level 1:
PSYCHOTIC MECHANISM (common in healthy individuals before age 5)
Delusional Projection
Denial
Distortion

Level 2:
IMMATURE MECHANISMS (common in ages 3-15)
Projection
Schizoid Fantasy
Hypochondriasis
Passive-aggressive behavior
Acting out

Level 3:
NEUROTIC DEFENSES (common in aged 3-90)
Intellectual
Repression
Displacement
Reaction formation
Dissociation

Level 4:
MATURE MECHANISMS
Altruism
Humor
Sublimation

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