| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| Chapter I Theoretical Framework of Defense Mechanisms | 第15-20页 |
| 1.1 The Definition of Defense Mechanisms | 第15页 |
| 1.2 Features of Defense Mechanisms | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 The Inputs of Negatively Charged Emotions: Fear and Anxiety | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter II Analysis of Nick’s Psychology Defense | 第20-35页 |
| 2.1 Instinct Use of Denial and Fantasy | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2 Failed Pursuit of Compensation and Identification | 第25-31页 |
| 2.3 The Limit of Psychological Defense Mechanisms | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter III Nick’s Psychology Defense in the Historical Context | 第35-44页 |
| 3.1 Affliction of Economic Concussion on the Lower Class | 第37-39页 |
| 3.2 The Boom in Consumerism among Upper Class | 第39-41页 |
| 3.3 Living through the 1980’AIDS Outbreak | 第41-44页 |
| Conclusion | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-50页 |
