Defense Mechanisms Flashcards
1
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Denial
A
The unwillingness to face/accept an unpleasant event in your life.
2
Q
Repression
A
The banishing of anxiety-arousing thoughts and feelings from conscious awareness.
3
Q
Regression
A
Retreating to a more comfortable stage of development in order to cope with current stress.
4
Q
Projection
A
Pushing your own insecurities onto other people.
5
Q
Rationalisation
A
Making an excuse for behavior that makes you feel ashamed of yourself.
6
Q
Reaction formation
A
Expressing feelings that are the opposite to how you really feel.
7
Q
Displacement
A
Taking out your aggression on an object other than the one your aggression was originally directed at.
8
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Sublimation
A
Re channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities.
