Defense Mechanisms - (Module 55) Flashcards
1
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Regression
A
Individual faced with anxiety retreats to a more childlike behavior
2
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Reaction Formation
A
The ego unconsciously switches unacceptable impulses into their opposites
3
Q
Projection
A
People disguise their own threatening impulses by attributing them to others
4
Q
Rationalization
A
Other’s self-justifying explanations in place of the real reasons for one’s actions
5
Q
Displacement
A
Shifts sexual or aggressive impulses toward a more acceptable or less threatening object or person
6
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Sublimation
A
Rechanneling unacceptable impulses to socially approved activities
7
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Denial
A
Unpleasant external realities are ignored
