Defensive life stance

A personal life style of being unable to effect change in a given situation leads to a stoical acceptance of the status quo. As a result of this stance of helplessness and ineffectivity, self-identifying activities turn towards conformity, to endeavour for personal enrichment, or to defence of personal security.

1. For the individual in the 20th Century, the future appears to have such overwhelming complexity that he or she feels helpless in dealing with its apparent chaos. This results in a self-image of being inadequate, and the victim of an external system which is choking one's very existence. There is no personal vision of being an essential participant in the deliberative system; and there seems to be no possibility of contributing creatively to decision-making processes, nor of gaining just consideration from them. This creates a mood of apathy towards these systems. The individual sees himself as a victim of circumstances, the government, the community, existence and his race, poverty or sex.

1. Unbridled individualism
2. Deteriorating quality of life
3. Defence
4. Counter-dependency

1. Self-centred security image
2. Marginalization of the inner self
3. Depersonalization of responsibility
4. Abuse of victim status

1. Trivialization of human creativity
2. Psychological inhibition
3. Personal physical insecurity of women
4. Neo-fascism
5. Living a lie
6. Conspiracy theories

1. Sustenance determined priorities
2. Subservience
3. Limited functional abilities
4. Lack of essential freedom due to unawareness of actuality
5. Historical rootlessness
6. Disabling inadequacy feelings

1. Low self esteem
2. Lack of self-confidence
3. Irrelevant scientific activity
4. Educational curricula based on content rather than method
5. Collapse in providing ethical value screens

1. Complaining
2. Being defensive

1. Defensiveness
2. Grievance