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What defense mechanisms did Freud discuss in his work and how can they be behaviorally and inter/intrapersonal maladaptive while still enabling individuals to cope with the stress of day to day life and maladaptive schemas?

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One very important defense mechanism that Freud discussed in his work was repression. Repression can be behaviorally and inter/intrapersonal maladaptive while still enabling an individual to cope with the stress of day-to-day life and maladaptive schemas, due to the fact that repression helps the individual to reduce their level of anxiety by basically ...

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