Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memo Thursday ordering the termination of several IT services contracts and directing the Pentagon’s chief information officer to draw up plans for ...

Defense mechanisms are unconscious strategies whereby people protect themselves from anxious thoughts or feelings. Defense mechanisms aren’t inherently bad—they can allow people to navigate painful ...

The traditional view of ego defense mechanisms is that they maintain emotional equilibrium and self-esteem. Evolutionary psychiatrists argue there is more to unconscious ego defenses than emotional ...