Central Bicol State University of Agriculture

LESSON PLAN

I. OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson the students are expected to;

1. Define the Ego’s Defense Mechanisms.

2. Recognize the characteristics of different defense mechanisms.
3. Give sample situation of different defense mechanisms.
II. SUBJECT MATTER

SUBJECT: The Ego’s Defense Mechanisms

MATERIALS: PowerPoint presentation, LCD projector and projector screen/ white background/
black board and chalk.

References: Theories of Personality- Eight Edition by Barbara Engler, Part 1, pages 59-61
https://www.slideshare.net/itsmejeannejeanne/defense-mechanisms

III. PROCEDURE:

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

Preliminary Activities

1. Greetings
“Good morning, class!”
Good morning, Ma’am!
2.Prayer

“Let us pray. Ms. _______, please lead the

prayer.” The student will lead the prayer and the class will
pray.
3.Checking of Attendance

“May I ask the class monitor to give me the list of

absentees today.” The class monitor will check the attendance of
his/her classmates.
4.Orderliness and Cleanliness

“Please arrange your chairs and pick up the

pieces of paper.Mr. ___________, will you please The students will arrange their chairs, will pick up the
erase the writings on the board?” pieces of paper and will erase the writings on the
board.

A. Motivation

“Before we start, can anyone give me a recap about “A student will give a brief recap.’’
what we’ve discussed yesterday?”

“So last meeting we’ve discussed about the Structure

of Personality (Id, Ego & Super ego).”

“For today’s lesson we are going to talk about the

Ego’s defense mechanism.” “Yes ma’am!”

“Do you have any idea about Ego’s Defense (Some students will raise their hands.)
Mechanisms?”
“Good!”

“What else?”

“For an individual to cope up with anxiety, they use

defense mechanisms.”

“Ok. Thank you for giving us an idea about Ego’s

Defense Mechanisms.”

B. Presentation of the Lesson

Today, we are going to discuss about the Ego’s

Defense Mechanisms. We will learn why we develop
defense mechanisms and also the different
characteristics of each defense mechanism.

C. Lesson Proper

“Now we are going to discuss the Ego’s defense

mechanisms but before knowing the different
defense mechanisms. Let’s define first, what
defense mechanism is.

Some students will define defense mechanism.

“What do you mean by defense mechanism?”

“Excellent!”

“Thank you. Please be noted that those students

who are participating will get extra points.”

“According to Freud, A mental maneuver that one

consciously or unconsciously chooses to use to
distort or falsify the truth of one’s experience in
order to protect oneself from feeling painful
emotions like shame, guilt, or anxiety.’’

“The Ego develops defense mechanisms, procedures

that ward off anxiety and prevent our conscious
perception of it. “

“Here are some of the more common defense

mechanisms:”

“Lying: One doesn’t tell the truth for either self-

gain or to spare feeling ridicule, rejection, or
punishment. Phrases like “I swear I didn’t do it,”
 or “It doesn’t mean anything” are often used
when we know we haven’t lived up to our higher
selves.

“In what circumstances do you think people lie

the most?”

“‘When we are embarrassed about a certain

situation?”

“That is correct.”

“Rationalization: Occurs when we tell an element

of the truth, but deny the larger truth of the
matter.

For example, “I could have won the race but the

track was wet.” The larger truth was that
someone was faster.

“I got fired, but the boss was a jerk.” Failures are

a threat to the ego rationalization doesn’t hurt as
bad.

“What stage in your life, do you think you does what

you want without thinking the consequences.”

“When I’m having a good time with my friends.”

“And also, that is when we use this kind of defense
mechanisms to make up for those bad decisions that
we had made.””

Regression: When adult defense mechanisms

stop working for us, we regress to a personality
we had at childhood.

For example, when an adult doesn’t take

responsibility, he says, “It’s not my fault, it’s her
fault.”

Immature patterns of behavior emerge such as

bragging.

“Next is Repression.”

“The person forces the unacceptable or

threatening feeling out of awareness to a point
where he/she becomes unaware of it.

Examples could be a simple reprimand or as

serious as a rape.

A person is asked, “how do you get along with

your mother” and he responds, “just fine” as he
turns pale. Negative feelings about the mother
are so unacceptable that they block his
awareness.
 “Denial: The person doesn’t acknowledge the
validity of the matter but acknowledges its
presence. They oppose force with force.

For example, the alcoholic expresses, “I may like

to drink, but I’m not an alcoholic.”

Or a smoker concludes that the evidence linking

cigarette use to health problems is bogus.”

“another is Suppression, The person is aware of

the unacceptable desire and validates it but
intentionally tries to keep it from expressing
itself.

For example, “I know I’m an alcoholic so I’m going

on the wagon.”

A homosexual who intentionally doesn’t date

members of the same sex so that the
unacceptable does not express itself.

An introvert is conditioned to be an extrovert.

He often suppress anger.”

“Next is Projection, The person attributes one’s

own perceived negative attributes onto someone
else.

For example, Bill blames the instructor for a bad

grade when he didn’t study.

Sara says, “You envy me,” when Sara really envies

the other person.

Sam cheats on his spouse and blames the spouse

for cheating.”

“Which Defense mechanisms do you usually use?”

Some students are going to share their thoughts.

 D. Group Activity

“For this day, I will be dividing you into 3 groups and

we will have an activity. Let’s divide the class, please
count off.”

“Before you go to your respective groups, I will first

explain what you are going to do. Read first, the
instructions on the board and do what it asks you to
do. “

Instruction:

Given a situation, each group will be doing a role play

and after performing they will have to name the
defense mechanism.

The students are given 5-6 minutes….

“Time is up!

The teacher call each group to present their output

starting from Group 1-3.
Each group will present their output to the class.

The teacher will supply pieces of information or

comments after each group’s presentation.

“Thank you students for participating, lets clap our

hands to everyone for a job well done.”
The students will clap their hands.

E. Generalization

“What is the importance or significance of studying “So that we can assess ourselves.”
the Ego’s Defense Mechanisms?”
“It is important because we can cope up with the
different things that are happening around us. “

The teacher will call several students.

“it will help us lessen our anxiety and be self aware.”

F. Evaluation

1. Based on what we have discussed, choose one defense mechanism & give example that is based on your
experience.

2. G. Assignments

1. Research about Psychoanalysis.

Prepared by: Cathleen Mae E. Cuarto