Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

is a defense process by which plausible reasons justify an action or opinion

Answer 1

Rationalization

Question 2

refuses to let into awareness unacceptable impulses but remains unconsciously operative in behavior

Answer 2

Repression

Question 3

affect is transferred from one object to another

Answer 3

Displacement

Question 4

qualities of an external object are absorbed into one’s personality

Answer 4

identification

Question 5

content is separated from repressed affect

Answer 5

Intellectualization

Question 6

rigor and self-denial

Answer 6

Asceticism

Question 7

unacceptable impulses are expressed as their opposites

Answer 7

Reaction Formation

Question 8

is the internalization of outside events or characteristics of other people

Answer 8

Introjection and Internalization

Question 9

places unacceptable feelings from the person feeling them onto another person

Answer 9

Projection

Question 10

distorts reality and does not acknowledge emotions

Answer 10

Denial

Question 11

will displace unacceptable instincts for constructive and socially acceptable behaviors.

Answer 11

Sublimation

Question 12

is a process by which we avoid being punished for undesirable thoughts or actions.

Answer 12

undoing