Friday 15 June 2012

Defense Mechanisms - Jun 2012

Fantasy

Everyone has his own desire. Expectations of pleasurable outcomes bring us to the fantasyland. Personally I think fantasy is a useful tool to motivate myself. During the dark times, thinking of the good outcomes can push me forward. It acts as an important reward, even it is not real. Fantasy is absolutely normal. It is one of the most common defense mechanism we use.
Image: Venus Lai

Abusive use of fantasy can be destructive! Don’t stop working when you fancy. Otherwise, your dream will only be a dream, and there will never be a dream come true.

Venus Lai

Reference:
Robinson, J. III & McCormick, D.J. (2011). Concepts in Health and Wellness. New York: Cengage Learning.

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