Regression
Regression is a Freudian defense mechanism of the ego's reversion to an earlier stage of development, rather than handling unacceptable impulses in a more adult way. In regression, thoughts are pushed back from consciousness to unconsciousness.
Anna Freud suggested people act out behaviors from the psychosexual stage they are fixated in.
A phobia is a reactive formation. The person wants what he fears. He's not afraid of the object, he's afraid of the wish for the object. The reactive fear keeps the dreaded wish from being fulfilled.
Reaction formation is characteristic of obsessional neuroses. During the formation of the ego, if overused, the mechanism becomes a permanent character trait.
When someone can not deal with the demands of desires and reality, anxiety develops. To protect ourselves from anxiety, reactive formations are developed. They involve adopting opposite feelings or behavior. They'd treat a loved one as a hated enemy. Another example, two people, really fond of each other, fight all the time to suppress their desire of love for each other. This also happens when there is a failure of acceptance the other is really important to them. To suppress their feelings, they might try to hate or fight to avoid the anxiety of not having them around.
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