Defense Mechanisms In Relationships: Red Flags 

a couple's therapist delves into the concept of defense mechanisms in relationships, comparing the role to that of a detective who pieces together emotional information. The therapist explains different categories of defense mechanisms, how they manifest in behavior, and their impact on relationships. This is not the same as defensiveness - it's more of a dark psychology trait that every one of us has the potential to fall into.
Examples include denial, humor, projection, self-sacrificing, and more primitive mechanisms like image distorting and passive aggressiveness. The video emphasizes the importance of recognizing these unconscious strategies to improve emotional intimacy and connection, and offers resources such as a free PDF on psychological defenses in personality disorders including borderline, antisocial, histrionic and narcissistic personalities and the psychology facts around a disorder like this. I break down the types of defence mechanism