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Defense Mechanism of The Week: Regression
Therapy | December 3, 2011 Newport Beach, Orange County- What is regression? If you have ever watched a toddler start to act like an infant right after a new sibling is born, then you are familiar with the defense mechanism of regression. The truth is, … Continue reading
Defense Mechanism of the Week: Projection
Newport Beach, Orange County– What is projection? What does it mean for someone to project his or her feelings onto someone else? Simply put, projection is the misunderstood perception that feelings that in reality come from the inside are coming … 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
Understanding the Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
Reference | November 1, 2011 What Does It Mean to be Obsessive Compulsive? People with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder spend a disproportionate amount of their time thinking and doing rather than enjoying other states of being, such as playing, sensing, daydreaming, intuiting, or creating art. … Continue reading
What Is Online Counseling, and Is There a Place for It in the Therapeutic Milieu?
Therapy | October 9, 2011 What is Online Therapy? Online therapy, through videoconferencing with Skpe and other encrypted digital software makes it possible to access a mental health professional remotely and to have a session over video. This type of online counseling is also known … Continue reading
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