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Defense Mechansims Flashcards

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a nurse who lost a family member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter

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Altruism

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When do defense mechanisms become maladaptive

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When they interfere with the functioning, relationships, and orientation to reality

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Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others

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Altruism

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Dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression

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Sublimation

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a person who has feelings of anger and hostility toward his work supervisor gets rid of those feelings by working out vigorously at the gym during his lunch period

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Sublimation

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Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings

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Suppression

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a person who has lost his job states he will worry about paying his bill next week

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Suppression

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Putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness

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Repression

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a person who has a fear of the dentists drill continually “forgets” his dental appointments

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Repression

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

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Displacement

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a person who is angry about losing his job destroys his child’s favorite toy

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Displacement

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Overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt

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Reaction formation

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a person who dislikes her sisters daughter offers to babysit so her sister can go out of town

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Reaction formation

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Performing an act to make up for prior behavior

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Undoing

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: an adolescent completes his chores without being prompted after having an argument with his parent

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Undoing

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Creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior

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Rationalization

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a young adult explains he had to drive home from a party after drinking alcohol because he had to feed his dog

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Rationalization

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Temporarily blocking memories and perceptions from consciousness

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Dissociation

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: an adolescent witnesses a shooting and is unable to recall any details from the event

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Dissociation

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Demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or others

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Splitting

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a client tells a nurse that she is the only one who cares about her, yet the following day, the same client refuses to talk to the nurse

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Splitting

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Blaming other for unacceptable thoughts and feelings

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Projection

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a young adult blames his substance use disorder on his parents refusal to buy him a new car

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Projection

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Pretending the truth is not reality to manage the anxiety of acknowledging what is real

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Denial

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What defense mechanism is this an example of: a parent who is informed that his son was killed in combat tells everyone he is coming home for the holidays

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Denial

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When does mild anxiety occur

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In the normal experience of everyday living

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Feeling or acting as if one possesses special powers or abilities and is superior to others

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Omnipotence

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Separation of the ideas from the feelings originally associated with them

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Isolation of affect

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Excessive use of abstract thinking or the making of generalizations to control or minimize disturbing feelings

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Intellectualization

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Using actions rather than reflections of feelings during periods of emotional conflict. An example would be a teenager who gets mad at his parents and begins staying out late at night

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Acting out

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Turning to others for help or support (sharing problems with others without implying that someone is responsible for them)

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Affiliation

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Excessive daydreaming as a substitute for human relationships, more effective action, or problem solving

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Autistic fantasy

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Attributing exaggerated negative qualities to self or others

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Devaluation

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Emphasizing the amusing or ironic aspects of the conflict or stressor

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Humor

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Attributing exaggerated positive qualities to others

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Idealization

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Expressing feelings and thoughts directly in a way that is not coercive or manipulating

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Self-assertion

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Reflecting feelings, thoughts, motivation, and behavior and responding to them appropriately

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Self-observation

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