What Is Defensiveness? - Verywell Mind Defensiveness by definition is the effort to deflect and explain away behavior that's being criticized, rather than accepting responsibility for and changing it
The Four Horsemen: Defensiveness The third horsemen in the Four Horsemen is defensiveness, which is defined as self-protection in the form of righteous indignation or innocent victimhood in an attempt to ward off a perceived attack
Defeating Defensiveness - Psychology Today Signs you are being defensive include feeling like you're being attacked, speaking condescendingly, and shifting the focus away from yourself You can start to reduce defensiveness by
Why Am I Defensive? Understanding The Root Cause Of Defensive . . . Defensiveness is an unconscious emotional coping mechanism that helps protect us from a perceived threat to our self-esteem While defensiveness is meant to protect us, defensive behaviors may be unhealthy and strain personal relationships
How to Overcome Defensiveness - Choosing Therapy Defensiveness is a negative defense mechanism in which we deny or deflect a complaint to protect ourselves from our perceptions of being insufficient or wrong We might feel defensive when we perceive that we are being criticized or blamed, and we might act defensively to avoid the painful emotions stirred up