Defense Mechanisms

Today in class we discussed different types of defense mechanisms and examples for each. It opened my eyes to all the different types because the only one I was aware about was denial. It made me watch for the different mechanisms out in the real world. Today in practice, my buddy C.J was making fun of a fellow line mate, J.P. J.P didn't really appreciate what he had to say, so he started fighting back. C.J brought up the time where he missed an empty net goal in the game last friday. J.P knew very well what he was talking about but acted like he had no idea. It was obvious to everyone, but J.P that he missed that shot. The defense mechanism that I found in this argument is denial. J.p is denying that the play he was referring to never happened. The definition in the book says you are in denial to accept the reality of something. In this case, J.P is denying the reality of missing an empty which really did happen.