Defense Mechanisms Flashcards
what are the 5 types of mature defense mechanisms
altruism
anticipation
humor
sublimation
suppression
what are the 10 types of anxiety mechanisms
acting out
displacement
dissociation
intellectualization
isolation of affect
passive aggression
rationalization
reaction formation
repression
undoing
what are the 5 types of immature defense mechanisms
blocking
identification
fantasy
regression
somatization
what are the 3 types of psychotic/narcissistic defense mechanisms
delusional projection
psychotic denial
delusional splitting
what is delusional projection
projection of very distorted reality onto the world
what is psychiatric denial
not accepting aspects of reality
a woman keeps fixing dinner for who spouse who passed away
psychotic denial
what is psychotic projection
shifting of one’s own feelings onto someone else
a man who has committed adultery becomes convinced his wife is having an affair
psychotic projection
what is splitting
the perception of people as all good or all bad
what defense mechanism can be seen as “the devil is making me do this”
delusional splitting
what is blocking
temporary block in thinking about something that may cause anxiety
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
blocking
what is identification
unconsciously patterning one’ behavior after that of someone more powerful
a man who is terrorized by his gym teacher as a child becomes a critical gym teacher himself
identification
what is fantasy
tendency to retreat into fantasy to resolve inner and outer conflicts
what is somatization
feelings are manifested as physical symptoms rather than psychological distress
getting a headache while taking an exam
somatization
what is regression
temporary reversion of behavior to an earlier, less mature, more child-like behavior
a woman insists that her husband stay overnight in the hospital with her before her surgery
regression
what is acting out
behaving in an attention-getting, often inappropriate manner
what defense mechanism is associated with substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, fighting, and gambling
acting out
what is displacement
the shift of impulse to a more acceptable, less threatening target
a mother yells at her child because her husband yelled at her
displacement
what is dissociation
taking a traumatic memory and putting it into another part of the conscious
a woman who was raped reports that it was as if she was floating on the ceiling watching it happen to someone else
dissociation
what is repression
pulling thoughts into the unconscious to eliminate it from the conscious in order to prevent painful thoughts
a man who survived 3 years in a concentration camp can’t recall anything about his life during that time
repression
what is intellectualization
concentrating on intellectual components of a situation to distance oneself from the associated anxiety provoking emotions
citing studies instead of dealing with the patient in front of you who is emotionally upset
intellectualization
what is rationalization
justifications are used to justify attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors that are unacceptable
yes I believe killing is wrong but I killed him because he deserved it
rationalization
what is passive aggressive
indirect expression of hostility
what is isolation of affect
separation of feelings from ideas (blunting affect- no emotion)
a physician informs a patient of his poor prognosis in a bland tone
isolation of affect
what is reaction formation
converting unconscious wishes or impulses that are perceived as dangerous into their opposites
two coworkers fight all the time because they are actually very attracted to each other
reaction formation
what is undoing
attempting to fix or reverse an unacceptable impulse/event
OCD behaviors is associated with which defense mechanism
undoing
what is the difference between reaction formation and undoing
reaction formation involved turning feelings into it’s opposite
undoing involves doing something that indicates the opposite feeling
what is the only mature defense mechanism that occurs as a conscious decision
suppression
what is anticipation
realsitic planning for future discomfort
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
anticipation
what is altruism
constructive service to others that brings pleasure and personal satisfication
going to see your patients even when it means missing a social event you were looking forward to
altruism
what is suppression
the conscious decision to delay paying attention to an emotion in order to cope with the present reality
forgetting for a while, but remembering that you chose to forget
suppression
what is sublimation
transformation of negative emotions or instincts into an acceptable outlet
a teenager’s aggression towards his father is redirected to perform well in sports
sublimation
