Coping mechanisms

Question 1

Acting out

Answer 1

Expressing unacceptable feelings through impulsive physical actions

ie: resident shamed by attending –> pounds on desk

Question 2

Denial

Answer 2

Behaving as if an aspect of reality does not exist

Question 3

Displacement

Answer 3

Transferring feelings assoc with an upsetting object/person, to a more acceptable object/person

ie: resident shamed by attending –> makes sarcastic shaming comments to student

Question 4

Intellectualization

Answer 4

Using intellect to avoid uncomfortable feelings

Question 5

Passive aggression

Answer 5

Avoiding conflict by expressing hostility covertly

Question 6

Projection

Answer 6

Attributing one’s own feelings to others

ie: you hate someone, so you think they hate you

Question 7

Reaction formation

Answer 7

Responding in a manner opposite to one’s actual feelings

ie: you don’t want to care for your cousin (you hate your cousin), but you care for them in an overexaggerated way

Question 8

Regression

Answer 8

Reverting to earlier developmental stage

ie: young wife going back to parents’ home after quarrel with husband

Question 9

Splitting

Answer 9

Seeing others as all good or all bad

Question 10

MATURE: Sublimation

Answer 10

Channeling impulses into socially acceptable behaviors

ie: extreme anger –> kick boxing

Question 11

MATURE: Suppression

Answer 11

Putting unwanted feelings aside to cope with reality