Keyword: «defense mechanisms»

The relevance of this study is driven by the increasing attention to the issue of childhood psychological trauma and the need to find effective methods for its resolution. The main objective of the article is a theoretical review of regression as a mechanism for processing psychological trauma. The article examines key theoretical approaches and therapeutic practices that utilize regression. The analysis supports the inclusion of regression in psychotherapeutic methods as an adaptive and healing resource.

This article examines the development of ego identity and its relationship to psychological defense mechanisms. Primary and secondary psychological defenses and methods for diagnosing them are examined. A sample of pop culture characters is analyzed, followed by an analysis of their psychological defenses, followed by conclusions about the causes of the development of certain defense mechanisms.