Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

____________________ occurs when a patient is unable to see others as sometimes good and sometimes bad. Instead, some patients use splitting as a defense mechanism, which causes them to view other people as either all good or all evil. It is commonly seen in patients with borderline personality disorder.

Answer 1

Splitting

Question 2

____________________ is a defense mechanism that attributes excessive negative qualities to another. Idealization is a defense mechanism that attributes excessive positive qualities to another.

Answer 2

Devaluation

Question 3

____________________ is a defense mechanism that expels disturbing wishes from conscious awareness.

Answer 3

Repression