Psychodynamics and Defenses

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Countertransference Ego defenses, Immature (Acting Out) Ego defenses, Immature (Denial) Ego defenses, Immature (Displacement) Ego defenses, Immature (Dissociation) Ego defenses, Immature (Fixation) Ego defenses, Immature (Idealization) Ego defenses, Immature (Identification) Ego defenses, Immature (Intellectualization) Ego defenses, Immature (Isolation (of affect)) Ego defenses, Immature (Passive Aggression) Ego defenses, Immature (Projection) Ego defenses, Immature (Rationalization) Ego defenses, Immature (Reaction Formation) Ego defenses, Immature (Regression) Ego defenses, Immature (Repression) Ego defenses, Immature (Splitting) Ego defenses, Mature (Altruism) Ego defenses, Mature (Grief) Ego defenses, Mature (Humor) Ego defenses, Mature (Sublimation) Ego defenses, Mature (Suppression) Transference

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