The cognitive arrest hypothesis of denial.

摘要: This paper has presented a microanalysis of the psychic actions and processes involved in following four phases denial defence: (1) preconscious appraisal danger, (2) painful affect, (3) cognitive arrest, (4) screen behaviour. The subject's some situation as actually or potentially dangerous traumatic brings about formation affect. affect initiates reaction which subject turns his focal attention from whatever disturbs him to something less threatening. turning away rejection what is disturbing involves an arrest perceiving and/or thinking object. In phase, unconsciously fantasy attacks concrete representation he considers be cause pain. These attempts destroy object at primary process level. on consequent followed by Screen behaviour defined ideas, fantasies, affects, overt behaviours motivated need fill gaps created substitute different relation for one subjectively lost, support defensive aims preceding phase. Auxiliary defences acting conjunction with are frequently used