Defense Mechanisms Flashcards
Projection
Attributing ones unacceptable feeling/desires to someone else ex: bully might be projecting his own struggle with self esteem onto another person.
Denial
refusing to recognize or acknowledge real facts or experiences.
Repression
Blocking difficult thoughts from entering into consciousness NOT ALLOWING TO THINK ABOUT IIT. Unconscious decision
Regression
reverting to behaviors/emotions of an earlier developmental stage.
Rationalization
Justifying a mistake or problematic feeling with seemingly logical reasons
Displacement
Redirecting an emotional reaction from the rightful person to another person altogether. (employee doesn’t yell back, but yells at partner)
Reaction Formation
behaving or expressing the opposite of one’s true feelings (its fine..im fine)
Sublimation
Channeling unacceptable feelings into a productive outlet ie anger into boxing.
Intellectualization
focusing on intellectual rather than emotional consequences.
compartmentalization
separating components of one’s life into different categories to prevent conflicting emotions.
Suppression
conscious decision to not think about it.
Splitting
everything is good vs eveyrthing is bad.
Dissociation
when a person looses track of time or a person and finds another representation of themselves to continue with the moment.
undoing
the attempt to take back an unconscious behavior or thought that is unacceptable or hurtful. typically done to reverse consequences of an action
conversion
change the affect into another symptom, such as a physical disorder or problem.
