Psychological projection is a defense mechanism in which the ego defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves by attributing them to others.Sigmund Freud, Case Histories II (PFL 9) p. 132 For example, a bully may project their own feelings of vulnerability onto the target, or a person who is confused will project their own feelings of confusion and inadequacy onto other people. Instead, Newman, Duff, and Baumeister (1997) proposed a new model of defensive projection . In this view, repressors try to suppress thoughts of their undesirable traits , and these efforts make those trait categories highly accessible—so that they are then used all the more often when forming impressions of others. The projection is then only a by-product of the real defensive mechanism.
Psychological projection is a defense mechanism in which the ego defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves and attributing them to others.Sigmund Freud, Case Histories II (PFL 9) p. 132 For example, a bully may project their own feelings of vulnerability onto the target, or a person who is confused will project their own feelings of confusion and inadequacy onto other people. Instead, Newman, Duff, and Baumeister (1997) proposed a new model of defensive projection in which the repressors efforts to suppress thoughts of their undesirable traits make those trait categories highly accessible—so that they are then used all the more often when forming impressions of others. The projection is then only a byproduct of the real defensive mechanism.
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