Defence Mechanisms Flashcards

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Denial

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When you say it wasn’t me

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Regression

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When someone goes back to their childish ways

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Repression

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Too threatening memories to enter the mind

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Projection

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Get mad at others

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Displacement

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Shifting emotion to another, “safer”, target

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Sublimation

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Doing what calms you down

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Reaction Formation

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Opposite emotion to reduce anxiety

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Rationalization

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Excuses

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