Explain what are these psychic defense mechanisms, according to Klein, and how does the infant utilize each of them?

Personality Theories

Essay must be about following topic: Klein suggested that, from very early infancy, children adopt several psychic defense mechanisms to protect their ego against the anxiety aroused by their own destructive phantasies.

What are these psychic defense mechanisms, according to Klein, and how does the infant utilize each of them?

Refer to the following book, Theories of Personality, Jess Feist, Gregory J Feist and Tomi Ann Roberts 2018.

Explain what are these psychic defense mechanisms, according to Klein, and how does the infant utilize each of them?
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