Question

The defence mechanism in which emotional conflicts are  expressed through motor, sensory, or somatic disability is identified as:
1. Dissociation
2. Psychosomatic
3. Compensation
4. Conversion

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Conversion

Concept:

• Conversion is a defense mechanism where an individual expresses conflicts in the physical disability.
• Conversion includes neurological symptoms such as seizures.
• It affects movements and senses.
• The emotional conflict causes anxiety.
• The defense mechanism acts to reduce anxiety by expressing the conflict in the form of physical pain.

Explanation:

• Dissociation refers to the loss of connection between one's thoughts, memories, and emotions. The person experiences detachment that the individual is outside of the body.
• Compensation refers to the defense mechanism of excelling in an area to cover the weak area of life.

• Psychosomatic disorders refer to any physical symptom such as pain without any medical condition.
• The difference between the conversion and psychosomatic is the involvement of the movement and sense.