defence mechanism
Let an agent explain defence mechanisms in the wide sense the registry uses, relay psychoanalytic, social and cognitive perspectives from academic sources with attribution, describe each alias as a distinct phenomenon, and distinguish this entry from the WordNet defence mechanism entry, from biological defence and from personal diagnosis.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain defence mechanisms in the wide sense the registry uses, relay psychoanalytic, social and cognitive perspectives from academic sources with attribution, describe each alias as a distinct phenomenon, and distinguish this entry from the WordNet defence mechanism entry, from biological defence and from personal diagnosis.
In the registry s broad sense, a psychological or social pattern by which people protect themselves from anxiety, threat or blame, spanning individual psychoanalytic mechanisms such as projective identification, group processes such as scapegoating and its ancient form the pharmakos ritual, coping patterns such as information avoidance, ascetic self-denial, and the vicarious traumatisation experienced by helpers; the registry lists these together, while psychology treats them as distinct phenomena.
What it is for: Not applicable; psychological and social phenomena.
It can be explain the broad sense; relay perspectives; describe each phenomenon; distinguish related entries.
Distinguishing features
Broad registry grouping
Individual and group forms
Distinct phenomena
Attributed theories
What it looks like
Not a visible object; patterns of behaviour.
Physical character
projective identification described: 1946 year - Melanie Klein
pharmakos: ancient Greek scapegoat ritual note
How it is recognised
Patterns protecting against anxiety, threat or blame
Projective identification, scapegoating, pharmakos, information avoidance, asceticism, vicarious traumatisation
The WordNet entry covers classic Freudian defences; biological defences are immune or physical
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
overlaps with - the WordNet entry
is exemplified by - as a group process
In practice
Families and kinds
psychoanalytic mechanisms such as projective identification
group and social processes such as scapegoating
ritual forms such as the pharmakos
cognitive patterns such as information avoidance
ascetic and self-denying practices
helper responses such as vicarious traumatisation
Standards and regulation
No regulation; professional standards for psychotherapy and supervision
Failure modes and hazards
Treating the registry grouping as one theory
Agents diagnosing individuals or groups
Registry aliases naming unrelated phenomena
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What the entry covers.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What does defence mechanism mean in this broad sense, and how does it relate to the classic Freudian entry? definition
- Is the question about a psychoanalytic mechanism, a group process, a ritual, a coping pattern or a personal matter? boundary
Phenomena
The listed phenomena.
Phenomena
Phenomena.
- What are projective identification, scapegoating, the pharmakos, information avoidance, asceticism and vicarious traumatisation? definition
- Which entry fits the specific phenomenon? action
Individual Individual mechanisms.
Attribution.
Psychoanalytic
Psychoanalytic.
Psychoanalytic
Psychoanalytic.
- How do Klein and later analysts describe projective identification, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Cognitive
Cognitive patterns.
Cognitive
Cognitive.
- What does research say about information avoidance and asceticism as coping, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Group Group and ritual.
Attribution.
Scapegoating
Scapegoating.
Scapegoating
Scapegoating.
- How do social psychology and Girard s theory explain scapegoating and the pharmakos, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Helpers
Vicarious traumatisation.
Helpers
Helpers.
- What is vicarious traumatisation in helpers, and how is it addressed, in general terms? provenance
- Is the user seeking personal help, which needs a qualified professional? boundary
Context Registry and history.
Context.
Registry
Registry structure.
Registry
Registry.
- How should this broad entry and the WordNet entry be kept apart? provenance
- Which entry fits defense mechanism (psychiatry)? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the concept of psychological defence develop from Freud to social psychology? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of psychoanalysis? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should scapegoating, projective identification and vicarious traumatisation be separate primary entries?
- How should this entry relate to the WordNet defence mechanism entry?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming distinct phenomena and a ritual; should they be split off?