Mental Health Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
Rationalization
A
Making excuses for actions or feelings
2
Q
Projections
A
Putting your own faults onto someone else
3
Q
Sublimation
A
Directing your energy into useful rather than unacceptable goal
4
Q
Regression
A
Reverting to immature behavior to express emotions
5
Q
Reaction formation
A
Behaving in a manor opposite the way you are feeling
6
Q
Compensation
A
Making up for weaknesses in one area by excelling in another
7
Q
Identification
A
Assuming the qualities of someone that you admire
8
Q
Denial
A
Refusing an emotion or problem
9
Q
Displacement
A
Transfers g of emotions from the original source to another
10
Q
Negativism
A
Always seeing the negative side of things
11
Q
Daydreaming
A
Fantasizing to escape an unpleasant reality
12
Q
Repression
A
Painful feeling and thoughts are pushed away from conscious thought
