Coping skills and Psychological Defenses - An Introduction

The video discusses coping skills and psychological defenses, explaining their differences and providing examples. Coping skills are conscious strategies to manage distress, divided into emotion-focused and problem-focused types. Negative emotion-focused skills provide temporary relief but create more issues, while positive ones are adaptive. Problem-focused skills help solve or minimize problems. Defense mechanisms are unconscious responses, categorized as primitive, less primitive, and mature. Primitive defenses are immature, while mature defenses are healthier responses to stress.

What are coping skills and how do they relate to psychological defense mechanisms?

Can you explain the difference between emotion-focused and problem-focused coping skills?

What are some examples of negative or unhealthy emotion-focused coping skills?

What are the three categories of psychological defenses mentioned in the text?

Describe the concept of projection as a psychological defense mechanism.

How do mature defenses differ from primitive defenses in handling stress?

What impact do primitive defenses have on coping strategies according to the text?