DM Flashcards
Denial
Refuse to accept reality
Early childhood development
Regression
Reversal of age mentality eg bedwetting
Acting out
Extreme behaviour to express feelings
Dissociation
Looses track of time/person and finds another representation of self
Compartmentalisation
Lesser dissociation. Parts of ones self are separated from other parts - behaving under different values
Projection
Misattribution of undesired thoughts onto another eg angry for not listening when they are not listening
Reaction formation
Converting unwanted thoughts into opposites
Repression
Unconscious blocking of unacceptable thoughts
Displacement
Redirecting thoughts toward one upon another
Intellectualization
Overemphasis on thinking about an unacceptable impulse without dealing with them
Distance themselves from the reality
Rationalization
Putting something into different light
Undoing
Take back unconscious behaviour that is unacceptable by overacting in opposite way
Sublimation
Channeling unacceptable impulses into acceptable ones
Compensation
Counterbalancing perceived weakness by emphasising strength in other areas
Assertiveness
Emphasis on needs in a way that is respectful, first and firm