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Dennis Bell
PHL 251: Critical Thinking
Instructor: Vincent Lazara Ph.D.
August 23, 2003
Personal Barriers
Section I: Ego Defenses
I. Denial
a. He was over weight, continued to eat, and blamed it on the family history. When in reality, you can change the outcome.
b. At the end of the month he has no money and continues to bet on that lottery, saying to himself, “This time I will win”.
c. The Heroin addict steals to provide for his/her addiction.
II. Projection
a.
b.
c.
III. Rationalization
a. The student was caught at the local K-Mart skipping school. His reply
was, “I would not have been caught if, I would have left the store one
earlier”.
b. Installing the new software without registering the product, saved me
saved me a lot of money.
c. The police officer shot the suspect. He could have questioned the person
first, before using deadly force.
Section II: Self Concept
I. The idea of self
a. The war between the US and Iraq could have been avoided if not for
the US policy towards the oil rich country.
b. The Dallas Mavericks are my favorite team. I don’t like it when you are
critical of my team.
c. The Baptist church attendee was very outspoken to the Muslim for his
beliefs.
II. Letting go
a. The Baptist church attendee should accept other religious beliefs.
b. The Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Mavericks are both good teams.
c. Both the US and Iraq can find peaceful solution to avoid war.
Section III: Emotional Influences
I. Anger
a. He was angry before the addressing the audience and decided the take a
deep breath and it calmed...