For this forum, consider the following examples of defensiveness. Pick two of these examples and identify the defense mechanism at work, explain your reasoning, then use Gibb’s analysis of defensive communication to explain how the defensiveness might be overcome.
A spouse refuses to speak to their partner because the partner was late for dinner and did not call.
A student tells their professor that it is the professor’s “fault” that they are on academic probation, which will “ruin their life.”
A parent tells her teen not to binge drink and the teen yells, “Who are you to judge me? You did the same thing when you were my age!”
An employer tells a recent college graduate that they know more because they went to the “school of hard knocks,” and “you think you’re better than the rest of us—well, I’ve got news for you—you’re not! I’ve forgotten more than you will ever know about this business!”
A client in treatment for alcohol dependence tells the therapist that they got drunk because they were at a party and they “had to drink to fit in.” The client goes on to say, “One or two drinks isn’t going to kill me, so stop overreacting!!”For this forum, consider the following examples of defensiveness. Pick two of these examples and identify the defense mechanism at work, explain your reasoning, then use Gibb’s analysis of defensive communication to explain how the defensiveness might be overcome.
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