Chapter

Dealing with Difficult People
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31:42 - 37:36 (05:54)

The mistreatment of difficult people may lead to aggression and a lack of control over one's own behavior, while others may become drawn into the situation and exhibit controlling behaviors as well.

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This episode discusses projective identification, a defense mechanism in which an individual projects intolerable feelings onto someone else and then treats them in a way that creates that projected feeling or attitude in them.
31:42 - 35:17 (03:35)
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Psychology
Summary

This episode discusses projective identification, a defense mechanism in which an individual projects intolerable feelings onto someone else and then treats them in a way that creates that projected feeling or attitude in them. It also explores plain projection and its effects on our behavior towards others.

Chapter
Dealing with Difficult People
Episode
#567 - Dr Jonathan Shedler - 14 Psychoanalytical Concepts To Understand Yourself
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
In this podcast, the speaker discusses how the treatment of certain groups as "evil" results in negative reactions from them and how the project of identification ultimately creates "heroes" and "villains".
35:17 - 37:36 (02:19)
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Social Psychology
Summary

In this podcast, the speaker discusses how the treatment of certain groups as "evil" results in negative reactions from them and how the project of identification ultimately creates "heroes" and "villains".

Chapter
Dealing with Difficult People
Episode
#567 - Dr Jonathan Shedler - 14 Psychoanalytical Concepts To Understand Yourself
Podcast
Modern Wisdom