10 Defence Mechanisms

Question 1

Denial

Answer 1

Being so proud of a song you made, then someone turns around and puts it down (they don’t like it) your in denial because you think it’s great

Question 2

Displacement

Answer 2

Punching the wall after loosing a championship game

Question 3

Intellectualization

Answer 3

“ I saw your boyfriend at the park the other day with another girl”
“You know I think I left my keys in the park”
( avoiding the actual context of the situation)

Question 4

Progression

Answer 4

Accusing others of cheating on a test or plagiarism but you are the one doing it

Question 5

Rationalization

Answer 5

Fails an exam and instead of blaming your lack of studying you blame the teacher

Question 6

Réaction formation

Answer 6

“Girls with glasses are so weird” girl with glasses walks in “ oh hey i love your glasses”

Question 7

Regression

Answer 7

Acting childlike throwing tantrum

Question 8

Repression

Answer 8

UNCONSCIOUSLY forgetting the details of a trauma

Forgetting a murder because it traumatized you so much

Question 9

Sublimation

Answer 9

Uncontrollable desire to act aggressively

Sign up for rugby or boxing

Question 10

Suppression

Answer 10

Are you ready for exams? ‘What exams?’

CHOOSING to suppress it