Defense Mechanisms Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Displacement?
A
Taking out your bad feelings on someone or something that is not to blame.
2
Q
Repression?
A
It is a kind of trick the mind uses to protect the person from unpleasant thoughts or feelings.
3
Q
Sublimation?
A
When people learn to use their drives and energies in acceptable ways.
4
Q
Projection?
A
Shifting blame to someone else.
5
Q
Identification?
A
Modeling yourself on someone you like or admire.
6
Q
Compensation?
A
People make up for lack of success by developing other talents or skills.
7
Q
Regression?
A
When things go bad people sometimes behave the way they did when they were little.
8
Q
Conversion?
A
Unconsciously changed an unpleasant emotional reaction to a physical reaction.
9
Q
Rationalization?
A
Find reasons or excuses to explain something that happened.
