Tag Archives: depression

How Do You Create a Happy Marriage?

Marriage | January 20, 2012

If you want to know how to have a meaningful, fulfilling marriage, you might want to ask those with a long and successful history of being happily married. The College of Human Ecology at Cornell University recent completed what they … Continue reading →

Defense mechanism of The Week: Introjection

Defense Mechanisms | January 19, 2012

What is It? At its simplest, introjection is the process of misunderstanding the feelings that come from the outside as coming from the inside. Although introjection tends to be a more primitive defense, it can sometimes be used in a … Continue reading →

What is Co-Dependency?

Reference | January 5, 2012

Although there is no diagnosis for Co-Dependency in the DSM-V (the diagnostic manual most often used by clinicians) it can be a useful concept in understanding how some individuals involved in relationships with alcoholic or abusive spouses are often suffering … Continue reading →

Defense Mechanism of the Week: Repression

Defense Mechanisms | November 23, 2011

What is Repression?  In essence, it is motivated ignoring or forgetting for protection of the Ego.  This is the defense mechanism that first fascinated Freud, and has been studied in depth by therapists and psychoanalysts ever since.   Another way to … Continue reading →

Defense Mechanism of the Week: Denial

Defense Mechanisms | November 16, 2011

We all use defense mechanisms to protect ourselves psychologically from uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and experiences.  Some defense mechanisms are more adaptive to the ego, while others are more primitive.  One of the more primitive is denial.  Everyone uses it occasionally, … Continue reading →