Analyses en pistes causales d'un modèle d'une organisation fonctionnelle des relations entre mécanismes de défense et stratégies de coping

It is now clearly relevant for the therapist to simultaneously work on defence mechanisms and coping strategies without assimilating these two categories of processes. Such work involves being able to identify them in their specificities. One of the crucial therapeutic targets is to understand the role of defences on the mental construction of reality in order to maximize adaptive reactions, critical in stress management.