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Dissociation
33%
19/57
Denial
4%
2/57
Isolation of affect
2%
1/57
Fantasy
54%
31/57
Splitting
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The male is exhibiting the immature ego defense of fantasy. Ego defenses are unconscious processes that prevent undesirable feelings such as anxiety or depression. Ego defenses are divided into two categories - immature (more primitive) and mature (less primitive). In the scenario above, the boy dealt with his father's abusiveness by creating an imaginary, less disturbing view of the world although his own reality was very painful. This immature ego defense is called fantasy. Colombi discuss the idea of fantasy as a dissociative quality that allows the individual to use it as tool to escape difficult situations. Colombi argues that fantasy can be risky as the individual begins to use it to enclose him/herself up thinking that they are self-sufficient which is just a mere illusion. Burland discusses another immature ego defense such as splitting in the context of childhood abuse. These children use splitting to help them compartmentalize and sequester those negative events in their life. Otherwise, if they did not do so, some slight traumatic experience could cause them to relive those painful memories all over again. Incorrect Answers: Answer 1: Dissociation is an immature ego defense such that one has a temporary drastic change in their behavior. Answer 2: Denial is an immature ego defense such that one has an avoidance of awareness of some painful reality. Answer 3: Isolation of affect is an immature ego defense such that one has a separation of emotion from the event or idea. Answer 5: Splitting is an immature ego defense such that one believes that people are either all good or all bad.
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