Psychological Defence Mechanisms
- Synopsis
- Beginning with denial, the first example shows a normal reaction to loss - a wife cannot believe her husband is dead. The second example shows a smoker in a hospital bed. He has gangrene of his right foot, and it is clear to the visiting doctor that it’s going the same way as the left, and that needed amputation below the knee. He denies this and tries to convince us that he is getting better - yet amputation tomorrow will be the evitable outcome. The third and final example shows a very thin, anorexic patient who tells us that she needs to be six or seven pounds lighter.
Projection, regression and repression, are presented in a similar manner - progressing from the normal use as a coping mechanism to the more pathological defence mechanism. Of course, when this happens is a matter of debate and no doubt you will have your own views. The programme concludes by recapping and summarising the most important points. The programme uses vignettes to illustrate normal and abnormal use of mental mechanisms such as denial, projection, regression and repression.
Bonus material includes and interview with a psychotherapist and consultant psychiatrist discussing defence mechanisms in clinical practice.
The original 22-minute programme was produced in 1984 and 20 minutes of additional material were added in 2004. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2004
- Year of production
- 2004
- Uses
- Medical students, nurses, students on counselling courses, social workers. Intended as a self-contained programme though also useful as a starting point for discussion in small group teaching. *BMA/BLAT
- Subjects
- Psychiatry; Psychology
- Keywords
- psychological disorders; defence mechanisms
Credits
- Producer
- Andrew Macaulay; Andrew Powell
- Writer
- Andrew Macaulay; Andrew Powell
- Contributor
- Colin Burgess
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £126.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 42 minutes
- Year
- 2008
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 42 minutes
- Year
- 2008
Production Company
- Name
Turnip Video Services
- Notes
- Company now knows as Mental Health TV or Cardinal Broadcast
Distributor
- Name
Concord Media
- sales@concordmedia.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726 012
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG - Notes
- A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.
- Name
Mental Health TV Shop
- shop@mentalhealth.tv
- Web
- http://mhtvshop.co.uk/programmes.aspx External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 07810 072261
- Address
- c/o Cardinal Broadcast
Room 144 N&P Building
Pinewood Studios
Iver Heath
SL0 0NH
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