Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

what are the 5 types of mature defense mechanisms

Answer 1

altruism
anticipation
humor
sublimation
suppression

Question 2

what are the 10 types of anxiety mechanisms

Answer 2

acting out
displacement
dissociation
intellectualization
isolation of affect
passive aggression
rationalization
reaction formation
repression
undoing

Question 3

what are the 5 types of immature defense mechanisms

Answer 3

blocking
identification
fantasy
regression
somatization

Question 4

what are the 3 types of psychotic/narcissistic defense mechanisms

Answer 4

delusional projection
psychotic denial
delusional splitting

Question 5

what is delusional projection

Answer 5

projection of very distorted reality onto the world

Question 6

what is psychiatric denial

Answer 6

not accepting aspects of reality

Question 7

a woman keeps fixing dinner for who spouse who passed away

Answer 7

psychotic denial

Question 8

what is psychotic projection

Answer 8

shifting of one’s own feelings onto someone else

Question 9

a man who has committed adultery becomes convinced his wife is having an affair

Answer 9

psychotic projection

Question 10

what is splitting

Answer 10

the perception of people as all good or all bad

Question 11

what defense mechanism can be seen as “the devil is making me do this”

Answer 11

delusional splitting

Question 12

what is blocking

Answer 12

temporary block in thinking about something that may cause anxiety

Question 13

a student is unable to recall the fact needed to an answer on an exam, although he recalls it as he walks out of the exam

Answer 13

blocking

Question 14

what is identification

Answer 14

unconsciously patterning one’ behavior after that of someone more powerful

Question 15

a man who is terrorized by his gym teacher as a child becomes a critical gym teacher himself

Answer 15

identification

Question 16

what is fantasy

Answer 16

tendency to retreat into fantasy to resolve inner and outer conflicts

Question 17

what is somatization

Answer 17

feelings are manifested as physical symptoms rather than psychological distress

Question 18

getting a headache while taking an exam

Answer 18

somatization

Question 19

what is regression

Answer 19

temporary reversion of behavior to an earlier, less mature, more child-like behavior

Question 20

a woman insists that her husband stay overnight in the hospital with her before her surgery

Answer 20

regression

Question 21

what is acting out

Answer 21

behaving in an attention-getting, often inappropriate manner

Question 22

what defense mechanism is associated with substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, fighting, and gambling

Answer 22

acting out

Question 23

what is displacement

Answer 23

the shift of impulse to a more acceptable, less threatening target

Question 24

a mother yells at her child because her husband yelled at her

Answer 24

displacement

Question 25

what is dissociation

Answer 25

taking a traumatic memory and putting it into another part of the conscious

Question 26

a woman who was raped reports that it was as if she was floating on the ceiling watching it happen to someone else

Answer 26

dissociation

Question 27

what is repression

Answer 27

pulling thoughts into the unconscious to eliminate it from the conscious in order to prevent painful thoughts

Question 28

a man who survived 3 years in a concentration camp can't recall anything about his life during that time

Answer 28

repression

Question 29

what is intellectualization

Answer 29

concentrating on intellectual components of a situation to distance oneself from the associated anxiety provoking emotions

Question 30

citing studies instead of dealing with the patient in front of you who is emotionally upset

Answer 30

intellectualization

Question 31

what is rationalization

Answer 31

justifications are used to justify attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors that are unacceptable

Question 32

yes I believe killing is wrong but I killed him because he deserved it

Answer 32

rationalization

Question 33

what is passive aggressive

Answer 33

indirect expression of hostility

Question 34

what is isolation of affect

Answer 34

separation of feelings from ideas (blunting affect- no emotion)

Question 35

a physician informs a patient of his poor prognosis in a bland tone

Answer 35

isolation of affect

Question 36

what is reaction formation

Answer 36

converting unconscious wishes or impulses that are perceived as dangerous into their opposites

Question 37

two coworkers fight all the time because they are actually very attracted to each other

Answer 37

reaction formation

Question 38

what is undoing

Answer 38

attempting to fix or reverse an unacceptable impulse/event

Question 39

OCD behaviors is associated with which defense mechanism

Answer 39

undoing

Question 40

what is the difference between reaction formation and undoing

Answer 40

reaction formation involved turning feelings into it's opposite undoing involves doing something that indicates the opposite feeling

Question 41

what is the only mature defense mechanism that occurs as a conscious decision

Answer 41

suppression

Question 42

what is anticipation

Answer 42

realsitic planning for future discomfort

Question 43

going over in one's own mind how to manage a difficult meeting that is coming up and realizing it doesn't have to be as bad as imaging

Answer 43

anticipation

Question 44

what is altruism

Answer 44

constructive service to others that brings pleasure and personal satisfication

Question 45

going to see your patients even when it means missing a social event you were looking forward to

Answer 45

altruism

Question 46

what is suppression

Answer 46

the conscious decision to delay paying attention to an emotion in order to cope with the present reality

Question 47

forgetting for a while, but remembering that you chose to forget

Answer 47

suppression

Question 48

what is sublimation

Answer 48

transformation of negative emotions or instincts into an acceptable outlet

Question 49

a teenager's aggression towards his father is redirected to perform well in sports

Answer 49

sublimation