Author: Dr. Darshan Shah

This is the last in the series of outlining the defense mechanisms that a person may use in day to day activities and that also define his problems. Displacement is shifting of an emotion from one idea or object to…

Last week we looked at the mature defense mechanisms that allow a person to live at the optimum adaptation of life. However, there are many defenses that reflect a person’s pathology. Denial is avoiding the awareness of some painful aspect…

Stress is ubiquitous in our lives. We counter the stressors in our life through defense mechanisms. For a high adaptive level of life, there should be an optimal handling of stressors through mature defense mechanisms. These defenses usually maximize gratification…

I am Sushi Parikh, a 23 year old MBA student. Every night when I am sleeping, a lot of dreams come into my mind. They range from a variety of topics relating to my studies, my fantasies of a good…

I am Jignesh Mehta, a 42 year old businessman. My son, Sunay, 14 years old was a very quiet and well adjusted child till about 6-9 months back. Since then he has started asking me a lot of questions. I…

I am Shirish Raval, a 46 year old chartered accountant. My wife Reshma, 43 years old works as a bank manager in a multinational bank. My son Rhythm, 16 years old, studies in 12th standard commerce. Since the past 3…

My son Karan is 14 years old, studying in the 10th standard. Since the past 1 year, I have noted that there are a lot of changes in him. He has become more vocal than before, more oppositional and more…

I am Ramesh Shah, a 54 year old businessman. My daughter Vinita, an architect is 29 years old and unmarried. She had a romantic relationship with a boy who was her classmate, but I had refused to give consent for…

I am Mita Sharma, a 32 year old housewife. I am married since 10 years, have two children and am very happy with my husband and my in-laws. Except for the occasional skirmishes, there are no problems in my life.…

I am Maheshwari Jain, a 60 year old retired teacher living in Anand. I live with my 68 year old sister who suffers from diabetes. My mother suffered from depression and was bedridden for about 30 years. In order to…