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Acting Out. This defense mechanism employs actions to distract from our emotions. For example, we might distract from being hurt by a breakup by having a series of one-night stands. Or, we might act out by cheating on our partner, to distract from being hurt by them or afraid of losing them. This defense mechanism focuses on doing things externally to protect what’s going on with our emotions. · Avoidance is a defense mechanism that is commonly used when we don’t know how to deal
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:55:23 +0000

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