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101 Defenses: How the Mind Shields Itself (1st Edition) by Jerome S. Blackman M.D., 101 Defenses Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-415-94695-6 / 0415946956 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-94695-7 / 9780415946957 Defenses are mental operations that restore or maintain psychic equilibrium when people feel that they cannot manage emotions that stem from conflict; they remove components of unpleasant emotions from conscious awareness. For example, using sex, food, or hostility to relieve tension - that's a defe |