Assertion: defense mechanism | /r/HasProperty | maladaptive
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text: Defense mechanisms are maladaptive or destructive when physical and mental health are negatively affected.
text: Defense mechanisms are maladaptive coping skill we use when our internal system in our brain becomes activated (i.e. the amygdala) and communicates to our body (i.e. central nervous system) that our survival, whether real or imagined, is being threatened.