Episode 009 Theory of Mind, Mature & Neurotic Defense Mechanisms with Dr. Michael Casher

Today’s show explores Freud’s “Theory of Mind”

• the id, ego, super-ego,
• the conscious, pre-conscious, and unconscious

And we tie in what the theory of mind has to do with defense mechanisms. In today’s episode, we cover mature and neurotic defense mechanisms.

Mature Defense Mechanisms:

• Altruism
• Humor
• Sublimation
• Suppression

Neurotic Defense Mechanisms:

• Displacement
• Intellectualization
• Isolation of Affect
• Rationalization
• Reaction formation
• Repression
• Doing-undoing