a DEFENSE MECHANISM IN MEENA KANDASAMY’S WHEN I HIT YOU
DEFENSE MECHANISM IN MEENA KANDASAMY’S WHEN I HIT YOU
Keywords:
sublimation, reaction formation, isolation, idealization, fantasy.
Abstract
This study aims to explain defense mechanism of Meena, the main character in When I Hit You novel. Using defense mechanism as the method, the research elaborates the main character’s words as well as behavior to conduct her defense mechanism. The writer then finds that Meena as the main character in the novel experiences five types of defense mechanism: sublimation, reaction formation, isolation, idealization and fantasy.
Key words: sublimation, reaction formation, isolation, idealization, fantasy.
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Zulfaisya, R. & Hasra, H. 2020. Defense Mechanism of The Main Character in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak Novel. BAHTERA: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra, 19(2), 0853-2710.
Cummings, I., Starrs, C. J., & Perry, J. C. (2020). Idealization. Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences, 2129-2132.
Feist, J., & Feist, G. J. (2008). Theories of Personality By Feist & Feist (6th, Sixth Edition).
Feist, J., Gregory J Feist, D., & Roberts, T. (2017). Theories of personality. McGraw-Hill Education.
Himanshu, D., Sarkar, D., & Nutan, A. (2020). A review of behavioral tests to evaluate different types of anxiety and anti-anxiety effects. Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, 18(3), 341-351.
Jonas, E., McGregor, I., Klackl, J., Agroskin, D., Fritsche, I., Holbrook, C., Nash, K., Proulx, T., & Quirin, M. (2014). Threat and defense: From anxiety to approach. In J. M. Olson & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), Advances in experimental social psychology, Vol. 49, (pp. 219–286). Elsevier Academic Press.
Kandasamy, M. (2020). When I hit you: Or, a portrait of the writer as a young wife. Europa Editions.
Ma, H., & Miller, C. (2021). Trapped in a double bind: Chinese overseas student anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health communication, 36(13), 1598-1605.
Majhi, N. (2018). Portrayal of Domestic Violence in Meena Kandasamy’s When I Hit You and John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger. Idependent Researcher Net, Department of English, 5(3), 2348-1269.
Mandal, M. (2021). A Correlative Study of Violence and Trauma in Meena Kandasamy's Semi-Autobiographical novel When I Hit You or The Portrait of a Young Wife as a Writer. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research.
Miller, E. (2019). Defence Mechanisms. Retrieved from https://storytellinginstitute.org/DM.pdf
Ong, C. W., & Twohig, M. P. (2022). The Anxious Perfectionist: How to Manage Perfectionism-Driven Anxiety Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. New Harbinger Publications.
Schultz, D. P. & Schultz, E. S. (2017). Theories of personality (11th ed.). Canada: Nelson Education, Ltd. p, 49.
Semium, Y. (2006). Teori Kepribadian dan Terapi Psikoanalitik. Yogyakarta: Kanisius.
Waqas, A., Naveed, S., Aedma, K. K., Tariq, M., & Afzaal, T. (2018). Exploring clusters of defense styles, psychiatric symptoms and academic achievements among medical students: a cross-sectional study in Pakistan. BMC research notes, 11(1), 1-6.
World Health Organization. (2022). COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/news/item/02-03-2022-covid-19-pandemic-triggers-25-increase-in-prevalence-of-anxiety-and-depression-worldwide
Zulfaisya, R. & Hasra, H. 2020. Defense Mechanism of The Main Character in Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak Novel. BAHTERA: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra, 19(2), 0853-2710.
Published
2023-12-03
How to Cite
Fanani, A. F., Khairunissya Turachma Aurelly Nurananda Suhandoko, Syaikhu, A., Rohim, F., & Amiq. (2023). a DEFENSE MECHANISM IN MEENA KANDASAMY’S WHEN I HIT YOU . JournEEL (Journal of English Education and Literature), 5(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.51836/journeel.v5i2.497
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