<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/55121e35-337e-46cd-ab27-035028a12691/ACD985D9-9179-4D33-9728-38897915D32A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/" href="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.ponderabout.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><P>DEFENSE MECHANISMS are psychological processes that protect the conscious mind from threatening impulses, thoughts and feelings</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.ponderabout.com/img/507236E4-B564-4B89-97D2-C160290C5A2D" alt="part-1.png" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.ponderabout.com/img/098D5DC2-4FC5-4CB4-AB66-428E2349F160" alt="part-2.png" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><P>they do so by denying or distorting reality, and they are largely unconscious</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><P>defense mechanisms are normal and, if used in moderation, they can be helpful -</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><P>helpful in that they can give us time to recognize the discomfort, identify its source and find ways to consciously deal with it</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><P>however, the extensive and prolonged use of defense mechanisms is problematic - underlying problems remain, energy is wasted and stress builds</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><P>the defense mechanism of <STRONG>regression</STRONG> is defined as, </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/">“a movement back in psychological time when one is faced with stress. When we are troubled or frightened, our behaviors often become more childish or primitive. A child may begin to suck their thumb again or wet the bed when they need to spend some time in the hospital . . . </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.ponderabout.com/img/77496936-75FC-4005-A38D-65FA5A28AAF5" alt="3first.png" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ponderabout.com/archives/334/the-defense-mechanism-of-regression/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.ponderabout.com/img/276BD63F-9E53-486C-8E87-93C9F7F6C88B" alt="3.png" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/ACD985D9-9179-4D33-9728-38897915D32A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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