How can defense mechanisms be considered both adaptive and maladaptive?

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Maldonado

Physics

23 March, 01:46

How can defense mechanisms be considered both adaptive and maladaptive?

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Taniyah Riley · Answer 1

Defense mechanisms protect a person from emotionally painful stressors. However, since defense mechanisms can limit an individual from facing the situations that are harmful and unhealthy, one may be unable to successfully resolve troublesome or stressful issues as a result.