Defense Mechanisms Flashcards
1
Q
Displacement
A
Taking out feelings on others
2
Q
Repression
A
Unconsciously keeping unpleasant information from your conscious mind
3
Q
Suppression
A
Purposely keeping unpleasant information from your conscious mind
4
Q
Sublimation
A
Converting unacceptable impulses into more acceptable outlets.
5
Q
Projection
A
Assigning your own unacceptable feelings or qualities to others
6
Q
Intellectualization
A
Thinking about stressful in a clinical way
7
Q
Rationalization
A
Justifying an unacceptable feeling or behavior with logic
8
Q
Regression
A
Reverting to earlier behavior
9
Q
Reaction formation
A
Replacing an unwanted impulse with its opposite
