Defense mechanisms 3
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…
Latchkey children
My son Rohit, 13 years old studies in the 7th grade. My husband Vidyut is a bank manager and I work in a finance company. My son has morning school and he comes home by 1.00 p.m. As both of us…
Attitude and Behaviour
Last week we were looking at the methods of influencing a person’s attitude. Attitudes guide a person’s behaviour. The strongest of attitudes are those in which the person has a direct experience of the object towards he or she has…