Isolation (Psychology) Information
Isolation — defence mechanism in psychoanalytic theory, whereby the person "isolates" the unpleasant idea from the normal emotional response. For example, describing a murder in graphic details without an emotional involvement invokes isolation.
While in repression, which is a similar mechanism, the unpleasant idea becomes buried into the unconscious mind, in isolation, the idea remains, but the emotional response to it is withdrawn.[1]
References
- ^ George E. Vaillant. Ego mechanisms of defense: a guide for clinicans and researchers. American Psychiatric Association. p. 15. ISBN 9780880484046. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZABas1ynLJkC&pg=PA15.
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