The ego and the mechanisms of defence - Freud, Anna 1895-1982 (New York, New York International Universities Press, Inc., 1946)
A. Theory of the mechanisms of defence. The ego as the seat of observation -- The application of analytic technique to the study of the psychic institutions -- The ego's defensive operations considered as an object of analysis -- The mechanisms of defence -- Orientation of the processes of defence according to the source of anxiety and danger -- B. Examples of the avoidance objective 'pain' and objective danger (Preliminary stages of defence). Denial in phantasy -- Denial in word and act -- Restriction of the ego -- C. Examples of two types of defence. Identification with the aggressor -- A form of altruism -- D. Defence motivated by fear of the strength of the instincts (Illustrated by the phenomena of puberty). The ego and the id at puberty -- Instinctual anxiety during puberty -- Conclusion.
Translation of: Ich und die Abwehrmechanismen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Psychoanalysis