Mature defence mechanisms
SASH
Separates healthy coping from immature mechanisms such as projection and acting out.
Anticipation is also mature but is not in this acronym.
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SASH. It helps you recall: Mature defence mechanisms.
Suppression
Altruism
Humour
S: Sublimation; A: Altruism; S: Suppression; H: Humour.
It belongs to Anxiety and related disorders in Psychiatry.
Anticipation is also mature but is not in this acronym.
Separates healthy coping from immature mechanisms such as projection and acting out.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Psychiatry question about Anxiety and related disorders.
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