From: Interrelation between defensive mechanisms and coping strategies in psychiatry trainees in Romania: a multicenter study
Defensive mechanism
Median
25%
75%
Minimum
Maximum
Superior adaptation
95
86
105
61
129
Disavowal
23
19.5
28
10
52
Mental inhibition
52.5
41
63
92
Major distortion
21
14
8
51
Minor distortion
20
15
26.5
43
Action
27.5
22
36
59