%I Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
%D 2017
%T LINDA’S EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS AS SEEN IN PAULO COELHO’S ADULTERY: A PSYCHOANALYSIS STUDY
%L UNY53090
%K psychoanalysis, Freud, imbalanced personality, ego defense mechanisms, Adultery
%A Azizah Nurhayati
%X This research aims to analyze ego defense mechanisms found in the main character of Adultery named Linda when she deals with her situation. To answer the objective, this research used the psychoanalysis theory by Sigmund Freud.
This research applied qualitative research method with content analysis technique. The source of the data for this research was taken from Paulo Coelho’s Adultery published in 2014. The primary data of the research were in form of word, phrase, clause, and sentences, having correlation with ego defense mechanisms found in Linda’s personality. The researcher became the primary instrument of this research and the data sheet was the secondary instrument. The data analysis was conducted through four steps: re-reading, identifying the theme, coding the data, and interpreting the data based on the theory. 
The researcher finds that the main character is dominated by her superego, even though at first her id dominated her personality. The domination of the id leads the main character into adultery. The researcher finds repression and denial as the main character’s ego defense mechanisms to cope. Repression and denial can be seen through the main character’s dialogue and behavior towards herself and others. Although at first she was afraid, bored, confused, and depressed with her marriage and adultery, in the end her personality becomes balanced again.

Keywords: psychoanalysis, Freud, imbalanced personality, ego defense mechanisms, Adultery