p.176 Defense Mechanisms
4) Mature defenses-these defenses distort reality less than the other defenses and are thus considered more mature.
a) Humor-permits the overt expression of feelings and thoughts without personal discomfort
i. Example: A student smiles when he realizes that a particularly intimidating professor looks like a penguin.
See Katie- giggling everytime you think of penguins is actually very mature!
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