Compartmentalization is a defense mechanism in which people mentally separate conflicting thoughts, emotions, or experiences to avoid the discomfort of contradiction. That uncomfortable state is called cognitive dissonance, and it’s one that humans try to avoid, by modifying certain beliefs or behaviors...
;Dissociation;Hypocrisy;Isolation of affect;Self-concept;Self-structure;Splitting Definition Compartmentalization is a defense mechanism in which an individual separates various aspects of the self (for example, beliefs, social roles, emotions, cognitions) and can only access one of these aspects at a ...