defense mechanisms Flashcards
1
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temporary or long term reversion of the ego to an earlier stage of development
A
regression
2
Q
switching unacceptable impulses into their opposites
A
reaction formation
3
Q
disguising one’s own threatening impulses by attributing them to others
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projection
4
Q
offering self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening unconscious reasons for one’s actions
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rationalization
5
Q
shifting sexual or aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person
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displacement
6
Q
transferring of unacceptable impulses into socially valued motives
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sublimation
7
Q
resfusal to believe or even perceive painful realities
A
denial
