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101 Defenses Paperback – December 12, 2003

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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. For example, using sex, food, or hostility to relieve tension - that's a defense - catalogued here as entry number 68: Impulsivity. Screaming at someone can be a defense. Playing golf can be a defense. So can saving money. Or at least all of these activities may involve defenses. In this book, Blackman catalogs 101 defenses - the most ever compiled - with descriptions practical for use in everyday assessment and treatment of psychopathology. He explains how to detect and interpret a defense and offers supportive therapy techniques. The many practical tips interspersed throughout this text make it an excellent reference tool for students and experienced clinicians, while the user-friendly features allow all readers to experience how psychological defenses operate in everyday life.

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Jerome S. Blackman, M.D., is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Eastern Virginia Medical School and a training civilian supervisor and consultant to the faculty at the Naval Medical Center Department of Psychiatry in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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Paperback: 232 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 12, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415946956
ISBN-13: 978-0415946957
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 11 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #183 in Medical Psychoanalysis
- #231 in Popular Psychology Psychoanalysis
- #605 in Psychiatry (Books)

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Fundamental of defenses

May 8, 2015

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Reading this book, I had a hard time putting it down. Very easy to read. When Dr Blackman lectured at our university, he mentioned this book. When he explained the psychodynamic break down of a difficult case for another residents, I knew I had to get this.

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used for a crash course in psych

October 30, 2012

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This book was purchased so i could develop a quick crash course in human behavior for my ROP class. Found it to be a great resource, and the students were able to gain greater insights to themselves as well as others.

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James Henry Nunn Jr.

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April 27, 2008

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As a beginner in the study of Freudian concepts I found this book very helpful with its comprehensive list of defenses and their approximate order of appearance. A few of the defenses however have rather ellusive definitions that might be reviewed in future editions.

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Infinite Learner

Great reference text

February 27, 2016

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Classic text

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Eric Schantz, LMHC

March 18, 2015

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Very insightful, well-done book.

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Lori E. Guidone

December 12, 2015

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An essential book for any therapist! Brilliant.

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J.D.L.M. Schutijser

The mind uses a brake like you in your car

July 7, 2013

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In referral to the book "Defense mechanisms in the counselling proces. Learn about all that defenses and cope with them.

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October 14, 2012

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The first part does show a lot of examples. The second part may be interesting for psychoanalitic therapists. As a CBT therapist, it is useful to know the important contributions of the Psychodynamic theory. I think that besides the 101 concepts (which some I consider repetitive) the main idea well shown in this book is that subconcious material is vast and much more important than reasoned emotions and ideas. Eventhough it is difficult for CBT to aproach this, it's undoubtful that most of our actions are obscure and unknown.
Ps. It's way more about subconscious mechanisms than subconscious defenses.

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