Ahead, look for the seven signs that you or someone you care about might be “emotionally isolated.” Plus, a psychologist ...

Defense mechanisms provide a way to navigate painful memories or hurtful experiences or cha ... Isolation of affect: Avoid ...

Levels 5 and 6 include neurotic defense mechanisms, like dissociation and intellectualization, that appear when you can only cope with the mental or emotional aspects of a situation one at a time.