However, there is still relatively widespread acceptance that defense mechanisms serve an adaptive purpose. Having a healthy set of defense mechanisms can help you keep in check your anxiety, ...

However, the fact remains that the “good” defense mechanisms are just as adaptive as the “good” coping strategies. It may not be such a deficiency to be high on at least a certain type of ...

While they discussed defense mechanisms in terms of ego and id, modern psychologists classify the mechanisms by how adaptive they are. Defense mechanisms have rankings from levels 1 to 7 , with ...

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have grabbed the cover of the May 17 issue of Science with research about "RNA silencing," a novel adaptive antiviral defense in the animal ...