Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

Narcissistic Defenses

Answer 1

Denial
Distortion
Projection

Question 2

Immature Defenses

Answer 2

Acting out
Hypochondriasis
Somatization
Regression
Passive Aggressive
Splitting
Idealizing

Question 3

Neurotic Defense

Answer 3

Controlling
Isolation
Displacement
Intellectualization
Reaction Formation
Dissociation
Rationalization

Question 4

Mature Defenses

Answer 4

Altruism
Suppression
Humor
Anticipation
Ascetic
Sublimation

Question 5

Denial

Answer 5

Narcissistic Defense

OK for short periods, can become problematic. Denying problems

Question 6

Distortion

Answer 6

Narcissistic Defense
They turn their perception of reality into whatever suits their needs
Not psychotic

Question 7

Projection

Answer 7

Narcissistic Defense
Putting whatever emotions you have onto someone else
common in paranoia

Question 8

Acting out

Answer 8

Immature Defense
Extravagant behavior, usually to gain attention.
common with personality disorders

Question 9

Hypochondriasis

Answer 9

Immature Defense
Converting psychological problem to a physical one
Less damaging to the self-esteem

Question 10

Somatization

Answer 10

Immature Defense
Similar to hypochondriasis but the psychological problems transformed into physical symptoms are not dependent of misinterpreted stimuli, but are present constitutively

Question 11

Regression

Answer 11

Immature Defense
taking the mental state back to previous time period.
acting like a child

Question 12

Passive aggressive

Answer 12

using sarcasm, jokes, etc. to be aggressive without any direct confrontation

Question 13

Splitting

Answer 13

Overemphasizing the difference between “bad guys” and “good guys”, will put people into these categories and try to get rid of the “bad guys”, the idea of the person may switch as well.

Question 14

Passive aggressive

Answer 14

Immature Defense

using sarcasm, jokes, etc. to be aggressive without any direct confrontation

Question 15

Splitting

Answer 15

Immature Defense
Overemphasizing the difference between “bad guys” and “good guys”, will put people into these categories and try to get rid of the “bad guys”, the idea of the person may switch as well.

Question 16

Idealizing

Answer 16

Immature Defense
half the aspect of splitting, one person is idolized (Narcissistic people will only be treated by the “chief doctor” even if it doesn’t exist

Question 17

Controlling

Answer 17

Neurotic Defense

Ease anxiety by trying to control everything and everyone

Question 18

Isolation

Answer 18

Neurotic Defense

Remove their affect (emotions) from situations to protect their self-esteem

Question 19

Displacement

Answer 19

Neurotic Defense
“Passing it down”
an attending screams at a resident, who then screams at a medical student

Question 20

Intellectualization

Answer 20

Neurotic Defense

Displacing emotional conversation with intellectual conversation to “pretend’ the emotional pain isn’t there

Question 21

Reaction Formation

Answer 21

Neurotic Defense

Expressing the opposite of what the true emotions are in an unconscious process

Question 22

Dissociation

Answer 22

Neurotic Defense
Removing your personality from the event in question and creating a different one to save some of the self-esteem (think multiple personality disorder)

Question 23

Dissociation

Answer 23

Neurotic Defense
Removing your personality from the event in question and creating a different one to save some of the self-esteem (think multiple personality disorder)

Question 24

Rationalization

Answer 24

Neurotic Defense
Rationalizing the “necessity” of your actions to keep your sense of morale/ego intact
Scarface clip

Question 25

Altruism

Answer 25

Mature defense
Mother Theresa
Charity to boost self-esteem

Question 26

Suppression

Answer 26

Mature Defense
The only conscious defense mechanism
Not dealing with an issue at the moment (best type of defense)

Question 27

Humor

Answer 27

Mature Defense

Subconscious choice to avoid a painful situation or reality, considered positive and shared

Question 28

Anticipation

Answer 28

Mature Defense

Knowing you are going to be psychologically stressed, and you unconsciously prepare for that situation

Question 29

Ascetic

Answer 29

Mature Defense
Renouncing classical pleasures in life to be “free”
Tibetan monks

Question 30

Sublimation

Answer 30

Mature Defense
Doing something positive in response to an inner or deep inadequacy to save your self-esteem
Not for others, that would be altruism