Defence mechanisms Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Repression
A
Keeping unacceptable impulses or wishes from conscious awareness (freuds ego)
2
Q
Denial
A
Not accepting a painful reality into conscious awareness
3
Q
Projection
A
attributing to someone else one’s own unacceptable thoughts or feelings
4
Q
Displacement
A
Redirecting emotional response from real target to someone else (Mad at brother but angry at towards someone else)
5
Q
Reaction formation
A
Converting an unacceptable feeling into its opposite
6
Q
Regression
A
Retreating to the behavioral patterns of an earlier stage
7
Q
Rationalization
A
offering acceptable reasons for an unacceptable action
8
Q
Sublimation
A
Converting unacceptable aggressive or sexual impulses into socially valued behaviour (Aggressive feelings becomes a surgeon)
