A Study the Effect of Defence Mechanisms, Upon Neuroticism among Juvenile Adolescents

The Relationship between Defence Mechanisms and Neuroticism among Juvenile Adolescents

by Parveen Kumar*,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 16, Issue No. 4, Mar 2019, Pages 406 - 409 (4)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals

ABSTRACT

Since last three decades adolescents have become more prone to commit crime. Whose main reasons are attributing of personality, which are influenced by negativity. Neuroticism is a personality trait, it does interpret the negative aspect and Deffence machanisms define how an individual deal with those stress. The objective of our research is systematically reviewed and finds the relation between defense mechenism and Neuroticism. In conclusion, mature defense mechanisms are associated with better adaptive functioning and health, immature defense which are correlated negatively with measures of adaptive adult functioning. Interestingly, neurotic defense mechanisms correlated with high levels of distress and impairment.

KEYWORD

defence mechanisms, neuroticism, adolescents, crime, personality, negativity, stress, adaptive functioning, health, distress