Many foreign words in our language are used right and left, although their significance remains obscure for the layman.It happened with the word "frustration", it is very like to use even some psychologists practice, without giving an explanation.So what is frustration?
Determination of sounds - "emotional and sensual reaction to the unexpected resistance of the environment."Of course, this is a very general definition.Under the resistance can understand the different circumstances - other people's reactions, unpleasant events.That is, if there is a certain discrepancy between expectations and reality, and it gives people an emotional response, and this response will be called frustration.In the Russian language to the word closest to the concept of "confusion."
Of course, by definition, it is clear that this condition is very unpleasant.Frustration in psychology - frequently used term because it accompanies us throughout life.It is classified into internal and external source of frustration for the conflict.Internal could be due to the fact that a man set himself goals and achieve them is impossible.Frustration often occurs when dissatisfaction strong desires and needs and instincts.Man is often lost if what he gets is usually suddenly ceases to work out.It is also a source of frustration may be a aware of the presence of any complexes, for example, fear of public speaking or fear of socializing.Then the situation of failure to face not once, not twice.Also, the internal frustration in psychology is considered to be a consequence of the internal conflict purposes, when the implementation of a dream prevents the implementation of the other, this is called cognitive dissonance.
External frustration in psychology - a confusion caused by factors that are beyond the individual.That is, if you got stuck in traffic - is the source of the external frustration.Or suddenly Head strictly required to perform a task in which the employee does not understand.The first condition that such a person will feel and will be frustration.Although she can go to the aggression, the direction is not the source, provoked confusion.So there are in our lives textbook situation: a man tyrannized boss, then this man breaks at home spouse, the spouse gets from the children, and the latest in the chain of aggression become pets.It all began with frustration one person.
This condition can cause different people unequal reaction.What is the relationship of frustration and defense mechanisms of the individual?If the intensity of the first at least average, the latter include mandatory.The first mechanism - not known to all as the term displacement.Unpleasant facts in this case, as it were forgotten, but continue to live in the unconscious and harass a person.Regression - a "return" of the individual at an earlier stage of development, which also is a reaction to frustration.The third common defense mechanism - the transfer, this is the situation that you have seen above - when one wrecked their hopes vents on close (and not only).
course, a certain degree of frustration is normal and is the reason that we improve ourselves, but if it is delayed for a long time, the effect of constant stress can undermine health.Most often the disease associated with frustration, common in middle management.Their job is quite responsible, moreover, they have to answer to the heads of higher rank.Of course, there are the individual characteristics of the response and the barrier can be overcome, but this requires additional time and effort.If a person is trained to solve the problem, the next time the confusion may not be.Frustration in psychology is understood as a reaction to difficult to overcome, so if a person is found with a difficult but not insurmountable in terms of the skills challenge, it will be no frustration.
