Tag: immature defenses

  • Blast from the Past: Immature Vs Mature

    Blast from the Past: Immature Vs Mature

    This is pulled from the book I was given for Abnormal Psychology, George Vaillant’s Adaptations to Life. I highly recommend it.  In the book, Vaillant uses the example of fantasy versus sublimation as immature versus mature defenses. When a person chooses to entirely escape from reality, they can no longer determine what is real, and…

  • Immaturity and Entitlement

    en·ti·tle·ment noun -ˈtī-təl-mənt : the condition of having a right to have, do, or get something : the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges) : a type of financial help provided by the government for members of a particular group I was asked last week when I…