Defense Mechanisms Flashcards
1
Q
Repression
A
you don’t remember something bad
2
Q
Regression
A
to act in a childlike fashion in response
3
Q
Reaction Formation
A
Show the opposite emotion of what you feel
4
Q
Projection
A
when you project and emotion/action and saying that someone else is acting like that when its really you.
5
Q
Rationalization
A
find a way to make it make sense
6
Q
Displacement
A
Take out a bad emotion on someone/something besides the cause
7
Q
sublimation
A
have an unacceptable urge that you find an acceptable avenue for
8
Q
denial
A
refuse to believe
