"There are a number of possible psychological defenses in these situations," Ryoval said.

They have not entered the necessary legal motions to make a claim of insanity or other psychological defense.

But the law on the question of whether a lawyer or a client can make the final decision about a psychological defense is not well defined.

He felt tense; something about the roby put his psychological defenses into operation.

Now I'd like to know something about her development history, psychological defenses, and pre-morbid adjustment level.

"The first psychological defense is denial, but there is no way to block this out," he said.

People who forthrightly admit to being afraid for themselves and their loved ones should consider the psychological defense afforded by common sense.

Once in the hospital environment, denial was no longer an effective means of psychological defense.

It was ridiculous, I told myself, the good old psychological defense leaping to my aid.

Fundamentalist extremism is the psychological defense of urban peasants whose values are under attack.