The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence
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The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Anna Freud that systematically outlines and analyzes the ego’s unconscious defense mechanisms.
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Target entity: The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence Context triple: [Anna Freud, notableWork, The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence]
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A.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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B.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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C.
Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis
Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis is a foundational work by Sigmund Freud that systematically presents the basic concepts and methods of psychoanalytic theory to a general audience.
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D.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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E.
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945 is a seminal collection of Melanie Klein’s psychoanalytic papers that helped establish and develop object relations theory and child analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence Target entity description: The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Anna Freud that systematically outlines and analyzes the ego’s unconscious defense mechanisms.
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A.
The Ego and the Id
The Ego and the Id is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces his influential structural model of the mind, dividing it into id, ego, and superego.
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B.
Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Beyond the Pleasure Principle is a 1920 psychoanalytic work by Sigmund Freud that introduces the concepts of the death drive and repetition compulsion, challenging his earlier pleasure-centered theory of the mind.
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C.
Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis
Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis is a foundational work by Sigmund Freud that systematically presents the basic concepts and methods of psychoanalytic theory to a general audience.
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D.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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E.
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945 is a seminal collection of Melanie Klein’s psychoanalytic papers that helped establish and develop object relations theory and child analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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psychoanalytic work ⓘ |
| approach |
clinical case analysis
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developmental perspective ⓘ |
| author | Anna Freud ⓘ |
| clarifiesConcept |
relationship between anxiety and defence
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role of the ego in symptom formation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| describesConcept |
denial
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identification with the aggressor ⓘ introjection ⓘ isolation of affect ⓘ projection ⓘ reaction formation ⓘ regression ⓘ repression ⓘ reversal into the opposite ⓘ sublimation ⓘ turning against the self ⓘ undoing ⓘ |
| field |
psychoanalysis
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psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anxiety and its management
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development of defences in childhood ⓘ functions of the ego ⓘ normal and pathological defences ⓘ unconscious defence mechanisms ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence ⓘ |
| influenced |
clinical psychology
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ego psychology ⓘ personality theory ⓘ psychodynamic psychotherapy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sigmund Freud
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classical psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Das Ich und die Abwehrmechanismen
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linked to:
The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence
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| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| significance |
foundational text in ego psychology
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major contribution to child psychoanalysis ⓘ systematic classification of defence mechanisms ⓘ |
| subject |
child psychoanalysis
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defence mechanisms ⓘ ego psychology ⓘ unconscious processes ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | structural model of the mind ⓘ |
| usedIn |
clinical psychology education
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psychoanalytic training ⓘ |
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Paul Federn
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The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (conceptual contributions, not authorship)
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linked to: The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence
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The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence
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