Pain in the mind: Neuroticism, defense mechanisms, and dreaming as indicators of hysterical conversion and dissociation.

Calvin Kai-Ching Yu

doi:10.1037/a0023057

IN DEFENSE OF THE MIND

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.56.2.202 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 202-202

Author(s):

Arnold Pearce

Keyword(s):

Defense Mechanisms ◽

Animal Kingdom ◽

Rational Mind ◽

The Mind

So far as we are aware man is unique in the animal kingdom for the wealth and complexity of the mechanisms which have evolved to protect his rational mind from the disturbing effects of emotion. Blithely, and without batting an eyelid, he projects his own faults and failings onto others; denies or dissociates himself from discreditable events in his own past; overcompensates for real or imagined deficiencies in his make-up; represses unacceptable facets in his character and rationalises his own prejudices: all this and yet remains firmly convinced of his own sweet reasonableness and the obduracy, or worse, of others. Thus liberated from the paralysing effects of shame, guilt, and kindred emotions he is free to use his intellect to manipulate events to his own advantage—and his survival. The belief that these mental-defense mechanisms operate only in others and not in ourselves is yet another example of such defence.

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Accepting change in psychotherapy from consciousness to awareness

Addiction Research and Adolescent Behaviour ◽

10.31579/2688-7517/018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 01-08

Author(s):

Giulio Perrotta

Keyword(s):

Empirical Data ◽

Defense Mechanisms ◽

Social Influences ◽

Systematic Errors ◽

Emotional Needs ◽

Sense Organs ◽

Sensory Data ◽

States Of Consciousness ◽

The Mind ◽

Mental Constructs

Accepting to face a path of psychotherapy is not in itself sufficient to achieve the goals set in the therapeutic agreement between patient and professional. The present work analyses the differences between "consciousness" (and knowledge) of one's dysfunctional state, "will" to achieve change and "awareness of change", passing through all the traps that the mind can set for us, starting from the alterations of the states of consciousness to the wrong perceptual processes (which rework the external sensory data collected by the sense organs) to the not necessarily dysfunctional use of defense mechanisms, the imperfect centering on the knowledge of one's own needs and requirements, the excessive rigidity of one's system of beliefs, certainties and mental constructs, the use of irrational ideas based on empirical data falsely considered correct, the subjection of social influences and conditionings to impressions and systematic errors determined by cognitive dissonances and social and moral disengagements. The present work then focuses on the goals that the therapist must achieve to help the patient in his or her process of awareness and acceptance of change, and on recent techniques focused on the patient's emotional and emotional needs.

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How Homo economicus lost her mind and how we can revive her

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x1800033x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

Author(s):

Peter DeScioli

Keyword(s):

Economic Thought ◽

History Of Economic Thought ◽

Homo Economicus ◽

Economic Theories ◽

Target Article ◽

History Of ◽

The Mind ◽

And Behavior

AbstractThe target article by Boyer & Petersen (B&P) contributes a vital message: that people have folk economic theories that shape their thoughts and behavior in the marketplace. This message is all the more important because, in the history of economic thought, Homo economicus was increasingly stripped of mental capacities. Intuitive theories can help restore the mind of Homo economicus.

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New Ultrastructural Observations on Injury and Regeneration of Cilia in Mammalian Conducting Airway Epithelium

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100099544 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 624-625

Author(s):

J.L. Carson ◽

A.M. Collier

Keyword(s):

Respiratory Tract ◽

Airway Epithelium ◽

Defense Mechanisms ◽

Normal Growth ◽

Fetal Lung ◽

Secretory Cells ◽

Airway Epithelial ◽

Ciliated Cells ◽

Conducting Airway ◽

Conducting Airways

The ciliated cells lining the conducting airways of mammals are integral to the defense mechanisms of the respiratory tract, functioning in coordination with secretory cells in the removal of inhaled and cellular debris. The effects of various infectious and toxic agents on the structure and function of airway epithelial cell cilia have been studied in our laboratory, both of which have been shown to affect ciliary ultrastructure.These observations have led to questions about ciliary regeneration as well as the possible induction of ciliogenesis in response to cellular injury. Classical models of ciliogenesis in the conducting airway epithelium of the mammalian respiratory tract have been based primarily on observations of the developing fetal lung. These observations provide a plausible explanation for the embryological generation of ciliary beds lining the conducting airways but do little to account for subsequent differentiation of ciliated cells and ciliogenesis during normal growth and development.

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Parasite defense mechanisms in bees: behavior, immunity, antimicrobials, and symbionts

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences ◽

10.1042/etls20190069 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 59-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alison E. Fowler ◽

Rebecca E. Irwin ◽

Lynn S. Adler

Keyword(s):

Defense Mechanisms ◽

Poor Quality ◽

Future Research ◽

Immune Priming ◽

Social Bees ◽

Bee Health ◽

Landscape Scales ◽

And Function ◽

Solitary Species

Parasites are linked to the decline of some bee populations; thus, understanding defense mechanisms has important implications for bee health. Recent advances have improved our understanding of factors mediating bee health ranging from molecular to landscape scales, but often as disparate literatures. Here, we bring together these fields and summarize our current understanding of bee defense mechanisms including immunity, immunization, and transgenerational immune priming in social and solitary species. Additionally, the characterization of microbial diversity and function in some bee taxa has shed light on the importance of microbes for bee health, but we lack information that links microbial communities to parasite infection in most bee species. Studies are beginning to identify how bee defense mechanisms are affected by stressors such as poor-quality diets and pesticides, but further research on this topic is needed. We discuss how integrating research on host traits, microbial partners, and nutrition, as well as improving our knowledge base on wild and semi-social bees, will help inform future research, conservation efforts, and management.

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