Sentences with phrase «done as a defense mechanism»

This is often done as a defense mechanism by the alienating parent as a way to curry favor with the children in an effort to further justify their alienation, but the truth is that these types of discussions and providing this type of information to children can be very destructive emotionally and psychologically.

Not exact matches

Do not smile at people as a defense mechanism to cover up your discomfort or to seem pleasing.

Circular religious logic will still never fully justify the fact that religion asks for special rights and protections, which it gets, and then turns those rights and protections on other groups as a defense mechanism for when they are accused of discriminating... i.e. «We can choose who we accept and who we don't because of our beliefs... wait, what... how can you say you will not accept our religious organization, that's religious discrimination!»

It is a defense mechanism (often an escape mechanism) and does - not embrace and guide the life as a whole.

Well, neither do I, and with one aspect of what you say I agree: faith in God is used by many as a psychological defense mechanism, a lovely make - believe world to which sentimentally they retreat when they do not want to face life's stern realities.

However, don't use that reassurance as an excuse or defense mechanism against making a difficult choice.

Prince, as Moonee, has a sharp mouth (her defense mechanisms have been well - honed) and a maddening smile, the sort that admits guilt while also saying, «I'm a cute kid so you can't do anything about it.»

«We know quite a bit about the internal defense mechanisms bacteria use to evade antibiotics but we don't really know much about their physical movements across space as they adapt to survive in different environments,» said study first author and research fellow in systems biology at HMS Michael Baym.

For example, Helm Stierlin (1979) stated that «family myth plays the same role in relations as defense mechanisms do in individuals» (p. 160), simultaneously protecting the family.

This is one of my personal favorites; it's something we say as a defense mechanism so that we don't feel bad about not using something that could make us more efficient.