Posts Tagged ‘psychotherapy’
Mental Health and Meditation
What a strange thing to do I remember as a young kid seeing cross-legged monks in meditation on the pages of National Geographic, fascinated by the strangeness of it. I couldn’t compare it to anything in my life. It seemed peculiar because of the robes, painted temples and the shaved heads, but it was most…
Read MoreDefense Mechanisms in Therapy
By Halifax Psychologist, Brad Peters This video is all about defense mechanisms in therapy. I define defense mechanisms as having two main parts: 1) they are denials or distortions of reality, and 2) they operate unconsciously (outside of our awareness). The main function of a defense mechanism is to relieve psychological tension and anxiety about…
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