Mechanics of Defense Mechanisms
Rahul's Noteblog
Notes on Organizational Behavior
Mechanics of Defense Mechanisms
Mechanics of Defense Mechanisms:
| DEFENSE MECHANISM | PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS | RELEVANT EXAMPLE |
| Rationalization | Providing rational justification for one's failures. | Committing fraud "because everyone is doing it." |
| Regression | Individual resorting to an earlier immature behavior. | Boss shouting at a junior. |
| Aggression | Venting aggression toward persons or objects unrelated to original source of frustration. | Being rude to a subordinate after an argument with the boss. |
| Fantasy | Daydream in order to escape from work. | Employee day-dreams of correcting the boss in a meeting and being called real brains of the company. |
| Negativism | Active or passive resistance operating subconsciously. | Manager rejecting committee recommendations because he cannot join the committee. |
| Resignation, flight or withdrawal | Getting away from a place where anxiety and conflict is experienced. | Student quitting a course after failing the exam. |
Additional Readings:
1. Human Relations Movement according to Fred Luthans
2. Definition of Organization Behavior
3. Fundamental Concepts of Organizational Behavior
4. Unconscious Behavior and Sigmund Freud
5. Mechanics of Defense Mechanisms
6. Content and Process, and Abraham Maslow's Need-Hierarchy Theory
7. Theory of motivation by Herzberg
8. Definition of Morale
9. Ego States
10. Determinants of Personality
11. Definition of Perception
12. Attitude, Belief, and Ideology
13. Stress and State of Exhaustion
14. Leadership and Leadership Styles
15. Path-Goal Leadership
Random Pages:
Please Do Not Reproduce This Page
This page is written by Rahul Gladwin. Please do not duplicate the contents of this page in whole or part, in any form, without prior written permission.
