7 Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

7 Defense Mechanisms def

Answer 1

Unconscious coping mechanisms that reduce anxiety generated by threats from unacceptable impulses.

Question 2

Sublimation

Answer 2

Channeling unacceptable sexual or aggressive drives into socially acceptable and culturally enhancing.

Question 3

Identification

Answer 3

Helps deal with feelings of threat and anxiety by enabling us unconsciously to take on the characteristics of another person who seems more powerful or able to cope.

Question 4

Displacement

Answer 4

Shifting unacceptable wishes or drives to a neutral or less threatening alternative.

Question 5

Regression

Answer 5

Ego deals with internal conflict and perceived threat by reverting to an immature behavior or earlier stage of development.

Question 6

Projection

Answer 6

Attributing one’s own threatening feelings, motives, or impulses to another person’s group.

Question 7

Reaction Formation

Answer 7

Unconsciously replacing threatening inner wishes and fantasies with an exaggerated version of their opposites.

Question 8

rationalization

Answer 8

Supplying a reasonable sounding explanation for unacceptable feelings and behavior to conceal one’s underlying motives or feelings.