{"product_id":"systems-of-defense-a-structural-composition-of-defense-mechanisms-9781972788127","title":"Systems of Defense: A Structural Composition of Defense Mechanisms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSystems of Defense: A Structural Composition of Defense Mechanisms\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems built through Absolute Composition, a method that removes explanation, transition, and internal narration in favor of observable structure. Each poem corresponds to a psychological defense mechanism, not by describing it, but by enacting it through parallel systems drawn from the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into six sections-Pressure Systems, Transformations, Withdrawal \u0026amp; Reduction, Identity \u0026amp; Relation, Redistribution, and Transfer \u0026amp; Separation-the book presents each mechanism as a condition to be encountered rather than explained. The reader is not guided toward meaning but is required to construct it through observation, pattern recognition, and inference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn appendix of paradox triads provides structural mappings for each defense mechanism, offering a framework for deeper analysis without resolving the poems themselves. This dual structure allows the book to function both as a work of conceptual poetry and as a tool for interdisciplinary study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccessible to general readers while also suited for high school and early higher education settings, Systems of Defense bridges poetry, psychology, and systems thinking, inviting readers to engage not as passive interpreters, but as active participants in the construction of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pressure System Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781972788127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.12d","brand":"J. A. Gucci","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715606114485,"sku":"9781972788127","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/systems-of-defense-a-structural-composition-of-defense-mechanisms-9781972788127","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}