Our tongue is a powerful muscle. Human beings have learned to utilize language to love, comfort, destroy, and even protect our emotions. Defense mechanisms can arise at any moment when we feel ...

Defense mechanisms are unconscious strategies whereby people protect themselves from anxious thoughts or feelings. Defense mechanisms aren’t inherently bad—they can allow people to navigate painful ...

Defense mechanisms are primarily unconscious responses that allow people to protect themselves from anxious thoughts, strong feelings or emotions, unwanted impulses, or painful memories. They are ...

Want to avoid a negative emotional state like fear or guilt? Try a defense mechanism that can protect you from frustration, anxiety or stress. As I describe two mental techniques, two defense ...

These images, part of a Collection called The Child’s Mind that ran in the April 1978 issue of Harper’s Magazine, accompanied an essay by Brian Sutton-Smith. listening to small stories We… ...

"Simply put, coping mechanisms are the ways that any person handles stress, big emotions or challenging life ...

A new study investigating neuroinflammation in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain, a small, midbrain dopaminergic region, has found that acute and chronic depression are associated with ...