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Displacement as a defense mechanism in the irrational fear of guns
August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In her excellent article, “Raging against Self-Defense, A Psychiatrist Examines the Anti-Gun Mentality,” Dr. Sarah Thompson does a great job of describing the roles of projection, denial and reaction formation in what Colonel Jeff Cooper labeled hoplophobia, that is, an irrational fear of weapons. Projection, denial, and reaction formation are among the defense mechanisms postulated by Sigmund [...]
