Our psychology has definitely worked out well. In the face of adversity, faced with what is perceived as a threat to integrity, he uses his arsenal and has a choice of weapons. Thus, projection, repression, sublimation, or even humor allow one to continue living despite vagaries and difficulties. And among these unconscious and automatic strategies is a very practical strategy: denial. “It can be defined as the act of denying the reality of a dangerous or painful perception and is part of defense mechanisms, a concept introduced by Freud into psychopathology at the very beginning of the 20th century.”says Serban Ionescu, psychiatrist and psychologist, professor emeritus of the University of Paris 8 and co-author of the book. Defense mechanisms (Dunod).
Denial fascinates, questions and leaves speechless. How can we believe that death, rupture did not happen? Or not realizing you’re sick? Pregnant Or…
Source: Le Figaro
