264 Top Ego Defense Mechanisms

264 Top Ego Defense Mechanisms

Words like "denial" and "projecting" are thrown around a lot in casual conversation these days. These words are actually psychological terms that are defense mechanisms, and I think we've begun to throw them around so much that defense mechanism vocabulary can easily get misunderstood. On today's episode, I go over common defense mechanism terms that we often hear, and I clarify what they actually mean.

"The more we know about the way our mind works, the better shot we have at really being the boss of us." - Terri Cole

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