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Evan Sumasup

Evan Sumasup

Licensed psychotherapist (LCMHC) at Enso Counseling Group in Concord, NH, practicing contemporary psychoanalytic therapy; guest on Dr. David Puder's Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast.

Apr 24, 2026

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast

265: Primitive Defense Mechanisms Explained: Sexualization, Dissociation, Acting Out, Withdrawal, Denial, Splitting, Omnipotent Control, Projective Identification

Apr 24 · 2h 40m

David PuderHOST
62:24
I'm really glad, by the way, Evan, that you chose sexualization as your [laughs]
Evan Sumasup
Evan SumasupGUEST
62:29
Yes, I would not have chosen it if I knew at the time that this would be put on the podcast.
Evan Sumasup
Evan SumasupGUEST
62:34
So a note on language, um, they sort of use three different words for this, and they all sort of overlap.
Evan Sumasup
Evan SumasupGUEST
62:41
They say sometimes sexualization in the literature.
Evan Sumasup
Evan SumasupGUEST
62:43
They say instinctualization.
Evan Sumasup
Evan SumasupGUEST
62:45
They say eroticization.
Evan Sumasup
Evan SumasupGUEST
62:47
And I'm not even...

1 HR 7 MINS LATER

David PuderHOST
129:22
Evan, what were you gonna say? You have more with that?

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