Self-hatred was only one of sixteen defenses Allport cataloged
Evidence
Allport, in contrast, considered a variety of possible responses under the more general proposition that “ego-defenses” must be developed to cope with the daily assaults on well-being, dignity, and human value. He discussed some 16 different defense mechanisms that covered the gamut of possibilities from passive withdrawal to aggressive, action–oriented redress. Only one of these was labeled “self-hatred.” — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1043
Categorization
- DEEPTHINKING: The ratio — one self-hatred defense amid sixteen adaptive responses — is a quietly paradigm-shifting quantification of how far Allport’s model was from the universal-damage assumption.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1043