Lecture SummaryLearn about pathological, immature, and mature defense mechanisms in part 2 of the crazy inside all of us!Key Point- All of us have unacceptable impulses, emotions, desires, and anxieties which would be unacceptable to act upon.- Our unconscious minds deploy a number of tactics, most notably defense or coping mechanisms to protect our rational minds from these anxiety provoking stimuli.- Pathological defense mechanisms discussed include delusional projection, denial, and distortion.- Immature defense mechanisms discussed include idealization, introjection, passive aggressive, withdrawal, social comparisons (racism), regression, acting out, projection, fantasy, somatization, conversion, repression, intellectualization, dissociation, and reaction formation.- Mature defense mechanisms discussed include altruism, humor, sublimation, and suppression.References-       First Aid for Step 1, Medical Board Exam Review Book-       Sigmund Freud -       Utah Psych Defense Mechanisms. Available at: http://www.utahpsych.org/defensemechanisms.htm-       DSM5, personality disorder section-       Wikipedia, defense mechanisms-       Personal experience treating and dealing with crazy people-       The crazy inside me

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