DEFENSE MECHANISM

Question 1

Blocking a wish or desire from the conscious
expression.

Answer 1

Repression

Question 2

Returning to an earlier form of expressing an impulse.

Answer 2

Regression

Question 2

Expressing an impulse by its opposite

Answer 2

Reaction formation

Question 3

Remaining at the present, more comfortable
psychological stage.

Answer 3

Fixation

Question 3

Modeling one’s behavior after the behavior of someone else.

Answer 3

Identification

Question 4

Rechanneling an impulse into a more socially
desirable outlet.

Answer 4

Sublimation

Question 4

Refusing to accept an unpleasant reality.

Answer 4

Denial

Question 5

Satisfying an impulse with a substitute object.

Answer 5

Displacement

Question 5

Dealing with an emotion intellectually to avoid
emotional concern.

Answer 5

Rationalization

Question 6

Attributing an unconscious impulse, attitude, or behavior to another.

Answer 6

Projection

Question 7

Incorporating positive qualities of another person into own ego.

Answer 7

Introjection