Peter O'Hanrahan
Instinctually based defenses
Mental types in general tend to withdraw energy from their emotional and instinctual centers and concentrate on mental activity. The instinct types by contrast create an obsessive structure, where buffers, insulation, or screens such as repetitive or rigid thinking and behavior are used. This screening operation rests on a binding and concentration of instinctual energy, whether just hanging out in sensate mode or furiously engaged in the doing of s...
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