Defensive Mechanisms Flashcards
1
Q
Compensation
A
making up for weakness in one area by achieving in another
2
Q
Denial
A
refusing to accept reality
3
Q
Displacement
A
shifting feelings about one person/situation to another person/situation
4
Q
Displacement
A
shifting feelings about one person/situation to another person
5
Q
Idealization
A
copying someone you think highly of because you don’t fee good about yourself
6
Q
Projection
A
seeing your own faults or feelings in someone else
7
Q
Rationalization
A
making excuses for or justifying behavior
8
Q
Regression
A
reacting to emotions in a child-like fashion or immature fashion
9
Q
Repression
A
blocking out painful thoughts or memories
10
Q
Sublimation
A
redirecting negative impulses into positive behavior
