Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

which methods are always healthy

Answer 1

altruism, sublimination

Question 2

altruism

Answer 2

dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others in a positive manner

Question 3

sublimination

Answer 3

dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by substituting acceptable forms of expression

Question 4

suppression

Answer 4

voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts & feelings

Question 5

repression

Answer 5

unconsciously putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, & emotions out of awareness

Question 6

regression

Answer 6

sudden use of childlike behaviorsd

Question 7

displacement

Answer 7

shifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation

Question 8

reaction formation

Answer 8

unacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled or kept out of awareness by overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite of true feelings

Question 9

undoing

Answer 9

performing an act to make up for prior behavior

Question 10

rationalization

Answer 10

creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior

Question 11

dissociation

Answer 11

a disruption in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment that results in compartmentalization

Question 12

compensation

Answer 12

emphasizing strengths to “make up” for weaknesses

Question 13

identification

Answer 13

conscious or unconscious assumption of the characteristics of another individual or group

Question 14

intellectualization

Answer 14

separation of emotions & logical facts when analyzing or coping with a situation or event

Question 15

conversion

Answer 15

unconscious development of physical illness caused by stress

Question 16

splitting

Answer 16

demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative & positive attributes to self or others into a cohesive image

Question 17

projection

Answer 17

attributing one’s acceptable thoughts/feelings onto another

Question 18

what method do somatic patients use

Answer 18

conversion

Question 19

what method do BPD patients use

Answer 19

splitting

Question 20

what method do paranoid pts use

Answer 20

projection