Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

when you revert back to childlike behavior or just more stupid and immature in general. This was discovered by Anna Freud she suggests it is because they recall feeling more comfortable in that development period of their life and revert back to that

Answer 1

Regression

Question 2

holding onto your negative feelings and release them when you are in a less threatening situation or with less threatening people

Answer 2

Displacement

Question 3

redirecting your negative emotions into something else to benefit yourself and be more acceptable in your environment

Answer 3

Sublimation

Question 4

doing something near the opposite of what you want to do as a way to hide and distance yourself from your true intentions

Answer 4

Reaction Formation

Question 5

hiding the memories or the truth from yourself to protect yourself. If something traumatizing has happened to you and you repressed that you may have blocked it from your memory but it still can affect everyday life. It can also be in a conversation where someone calls out something that a person feels insecure about and they ignore it and refuse to internalize it.

Answer 5

Repression

Question 6

removing oneself emotionally from the situation and focusing overwhelmingly on being objective and logical

Answer 6

Intellectualization

Question 7

overachieving in one area to compensate for failures in another

Answer 7

Compensation

Question 8

doing something good to try and counteract bad feelings or bad behaviors

Answer 8

Undoing