As a counselor at a therapeutic foster care agency, the teens that I work with amaze me every day. They have all been through some extremely tough and trying situations and they have all in their own way managed to survive and overcome their own situation. Some lost their primary care giver and had no other family members to live with. Some have been abused; sexually, physically, emotionally or a combination of any or all and neglected by those who are "supposed" to be there for you, their own flesh and blood. Something that I couldn't even conceive. Some of their situations began at an early age and they have been in and out of foster homes all of their lives. Others had parents that for whatever reasons ran into some problems, but are getting themselves together and they will go back home. Something that all the teens have in common, no matter the circumstance, is that they have utilized defense mechanisms to cope with their situation.
Defense mechanisms are......

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Title: Defense Mechanisms
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