What does EDM stand for?

Harvey called it "a common human tendency for people to convince themselves that they are the cause of the good things but try to assign blame to others when things go wrong," adding that it is "an ego defense mechanism that helps people feel good about themselves.

Ego Defense Mechanism Categories Primitive Immature Age Appropriate Early childhood Adolescence Adult Pathology Psychosis Character disorder Response to Stress Does not exist Someone else's problem Defense Types Denial (concrete) Acting out Avoidance- Passive distortion aggression Projection Schizoid fantasy (concrete) Hypochondriasis Neurotic projection Neurotic Mature Age Appropriate Early adulthood Adulthood Adult Pathology Adjustment None disorder Response to Stress Affective-cognitive Affective-cognitive disjunction integration Defense Types Repression Anticipation Isolation of affect Humor Dissociation Sublimation Displacement Suppression Reaction Altruism formation Source: Dr.