General concepts about defenses -- Defenses that arise in the oral, anal, and first genital phases of psychosexual development -- Latency, adolescent, and assorted defenses -- Defenses used in the diagnosis of psychopathology -- Interpretive techniques -- Differential diagnosis and treatment selection -- Supportive therapy techniques -- Defenses in the assessment of suicidal propensities
Summary
Defenses are mental operations that restore or maintain psychic equilibrium when people feel that they cannot manage emotions that stem from conflict; they remove components of unpleasant emotions from conscious awareness
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index
