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Defense Mechanisms Flashcards

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help the ego cope with anxiety, frustration, and unacceptable impulses

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defense mechanisms

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help relieve tension between inner psychological
reality and the demands of the external world

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defense mechanisms

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primitives defense mechanisms -more out of touch with reality

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denial, reaction formation, and projection

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mature defense mechanisms- represent higher levels of functioning

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sublimation, undoing, rationalization, displacement, identification, and intellectualization

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Each person has a BLANK making up their personality

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unique set of defense mechanisms

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a defense process by which plausible reasons justify an action or
opinion

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rationalization

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a defense mechanism that helps the person cope with disappointments by blaming external
circumstances

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rationalization

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which defense mechanism is…..after not getting a job he applied for, he thinks,
“I’ll be better off at a different company”

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rationalization

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which defense mechanism is….after getting turned down for a date, says, “I’m
better off without them. That person is really snobby anyway.”

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rationalization

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which defense mechanism is….. an abused spouse hitting their children as ‘punishment’ after being hit by
their spouse

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rationalization

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a defense mechanism that refuses to let unacceptable impulses into conscious awareness

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repression

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which DM is…..feeling sexually attracted toward members of the same
sex, but pushing away this intolerable thought from consciousness only to later dream
about such sexual impulses.

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repression

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which DM is…..after years of celibacy, the person begins to eat copious amounts of food; they are not even letting their unacceptable impulses (in this
case, sexual feelings) come into existence and they do so by using food to avoid these
feelings/desires.

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repression

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which DM is….. a young boy has a phobia of dogs but cannot remember the
event that occurred that caused him to first be afraid of them

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repression

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a defense mechanism that distorts/refuses to accept reality (acting like whatever happened never
happened)

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denial

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one is like FORGETTING something bad happened

and

the other is ACTING like something didn’t happen

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repression vs denial

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forgetting their child died in a car accident

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repression

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acting like their child survived the car accident; not accepting they died- they didn’t repress the event

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denial

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a defense mechanism that uncommon in very young children because they are unable to distinguish
between fantasy and reality

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denial

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a defense mechanism where a person continues to eat unhealthy foods despite his doctor’s
orders to eat healthier

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denial

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a defense mechanism where an alcoholic attends a recovery program but continues to drink
alcohol

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denial

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a defense mechanism that places unacceptable feelings from the person feeling them onto another
person

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projection

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a defense mechanism that is a two-way street: there’s Person A, who has the feeling about Person B,
and instead of expressing that feeling, they accuse Person B of having that feeling
instead

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projection

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which DM is…..they are angry at their spouse, but instead of expressing
that anger, they accuse their spouse of being angry at them

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projection

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which DM is….an anxious colleague complaining about a coworker’s anxieties

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projection

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which DM is…. he complains that no one likes him, but in reality he
does not like himself or others

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projection

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which DM is….. they gained weight, but instead of acknowledging this, they tell their friend it
looks like they (the friend) has gained weight

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projection

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a defense mechanism in which affect is transferred from one object to another

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displacement

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unlike projection this DM has 3 parties/situations involved: so there’s
person A, who has the feeling about Person/Situation B, but doesn’t feel they can
express it directly, so instead they take it out on Person C.

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displacement

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which DM is…..upset at his spouse, but instead of expressing it
to the spouse, he takes it out on his kids and yells at them

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displacement

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which DM is….compulsively eating lollipops after they quit smoking

A

displacement

32
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which DM is….she begins to compulsively wash her hands after being shamed for masturbating

A

displacement

33
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a defense mechanism that takes projection a step further, with the person who has been
projected onto believing the projection

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projective identification

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which DM is…..a person has gained weight, but instead
of acknowledging this, they tell their friend it looks like they-the friend-has gained weight THEN the friend begins believing they’ve gained
weight, despite not having gained weight. They may go on to behave in way that aligns
with the projection either because of their own insecurities or because the person projecting has controlled the situation in such a way to make them believe it….the person may begin eating more and actually gaining weight

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projective identification

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which DM is….a supervisor who is insecure about their supervisory skills because
they don’t feel they are doing an adequate job as a supervisor, accuses their supervisees of doing inadequate work. The supervisees begin to feel insecure in their
own work, and may even go on to do less adequate work than before

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projective identification

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a defense mechanism where content is separated from repressed affect

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intellectualization

37
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a defense mechanism where someone speaks of his traumatic childhood as if reading a scripted story.

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intellectualization

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a defense mechanism where a victim of sexual assault researches factual PTSD criteria instead of addressing her emotional pain in therapy

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intellectualization

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a defense mechanism characterized by rigor and self-denial

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asceticism

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which DM is…. she refuses to eat or sleep until a major work project is complete

EX: ellie

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asceticism

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which DM is….coping with sexual tension and desire by refusing to engage in all pleasurable activities

Ex: nun or priest

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asceticism

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which DM is……displacing unacceptable instincts for constructive and
socially acceptable behaviors

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sublimation

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which DM is…..someone w major depression may use professional dance to help avoid/cope w suicidal
thoughts

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sublimation

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which DM is….. someone w aggressive impulses becomes a kickboxing instructor

A

sublimation

45
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the internalization of outside events or characteristics of other people

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introjection

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which DM is….a victim trying to identify with the aggressor’s behaviors to help protect themself

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introjection

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uses BLANK when putting on their seat belt before driving away in their car because they have BLANK the voice of previous authority figures who have told them to buckle their seatbelt while in the car

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introjection, internalization

48
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a person may BLANK the concept that “boys don’t cry” – this is an idea that a person
might take in from their environment. They aren’t necessarily identifying with the person who said/thought it, but they take it in and it becomes part of how they see the world.
Over time, this might lead to BLANK with the individual who
said/thought it.

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internalize; identification

49
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a defense mechanism where qualities of an external object are absorbed into one’s personality

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identification

50
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very similar and on a continuum - BLANK can lead to BLANK over
time

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introjection/ internalization and identification

introjection/internalization; identification

51
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which DM is…..a Bruce Lee fan becoming a disciplined martial art champion

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identification

51
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which DM is…..a young person deciding to follow in their father’s footsteps
and becomes a lawyer

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identification

52
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a defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are expressed as their
opposites
ex: small dick so act like a dick

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reaction formation

53
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a defense mechanism that helps release anxiety and guilt associated with the true impulse

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reaction formation

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which DM is……a supervisee is overly nice to their supervisor even though they despise them

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reaction formation

55
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which DM is….a parent with an unwanted child is being very
overprotective of that child or being overly loving

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reaction formation

56
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which DM is….a man who is gay openly dates women and criticizes gay men

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reaction formation

57
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a defense mechanism where we avoid being punished for undesirable thoughts or
actions. We BLANK a threatening thought, feeling, or behavior by engaging in a contrary behavior. Unlike reaction formation where they are trying to hide their true feelings, with BLANK they are actually trying to BLANK a thought, feeling, or behavior they have already had (like a person being overly nice to a person she had just insulted in her mind)

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undoing

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which DM is….a spouse buys his partner lavish gifts after many adulterous acts

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undoing

59
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which DM is….a person is overly nice to a person she just insulted in her mind

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undoing

60
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bc of weakness focus on strength to make up

ex: small dick so focuses on eating out

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compensation

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