Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

Rationalization

Answer 1

Attempting to justify actions with excuses to make it seem more logical.

Question 2

Repression

Answer 2

Pushing painful memories, usually childhood trauma, back into the unconscious in attempt to forget about it.

Question 3

Denial

Answer 3

Refusing to accept the reality of something that makes you anxious.

Question 4

Projection

Answer 4

A projection of your inner anxieties onto your actions to reduce anxiety.

Question 5

Reaction Formation

Answer 5

Replacing your unacceptable anxieties with the opposite outward feeling/action.

Question 6

Regression

Answer 6

Returning to old habits, usually les mature ones, because they brought comfort at a younger age.

Question 7

Displacement

Answer 7

Taking out anger and/or frustration on a less powerful substitute.

Question 8

Sublimination

Answer 8

Redirecting a forbidden desire into a socially acceptable desire.

Question 9

Compensation

Answer 9

Making up for a weakness or deprivation in one area by excelling in another.

Question 10

Fantasy

Answer 10

Daydreaming, escaping from reality to create one in your mind that is completely unachievable.

Question 11

Indentification

Answer 11

Trying to model someone to admire to fit in and be more likely to fit in.