EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS Flashcards

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Overachievement in one area to OFFSET real or perceived deficiencies in another area

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COMPENSATION

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Expression of an emotional conflict through the development of a PHYSICAL symptom, usually sensorimotor in nature

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CONVERSION

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Failure to ACKNOWLEDGE an unbearable condition; failure to admit the reality of a situation, or how one enables the problem to continue

MOST COMMONLY SEEN IN ALCOHOLIC PATIENT

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DENIAL

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Ventilation of intense feelings toward persons LESS threatening than the one who aroused those feelings

MOST COMMONLY SEEN IN PATIENT WITH HISTORY OF SEXUAL OR CHILD ABUSE

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DISPLACEMENT

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Dealing with emotional conflict by a TEMPORARY alteration in consciousness or identity

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DISSOCIATION

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Immobilization of a portion of the personality resulting from unsuccessful completion of tasks in a developmental stage.

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FIXATION

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MODELING actions and opinions of influential others while searching for identity, or aspiring to reach a personal, social, or occupational goal

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IDENTIFICATION

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SEPARATION of the emotions of a painful event or situation from the facts involved, acknowledging the facts but not the emotions

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INTELLECTUALIZATION

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Accepting ANOTHER person’s attitudes, beliefs, and values as one’s own

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INTROJECTION

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Unconscious BLAMING of unacceptable inclinations or thoughts on an external object

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PROJECTION

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EXCUSING own behavior to avoid guilt, responsibility, conflict, anxiety, or loss of self-respect

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RATIONALIZATION

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(UNINTENTIONAL) Acting the OPPOSITE of what one thinks or feels

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REACTION FORMATION

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13
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Moving BACK to a PREVIOUS developmental stage to feel safe or have needs met

DEFENSE MECHANISM OF PATIENT WITH PSYCHOSIS

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REGRESSION

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(UNCONSCIOUS FORGETTING )EXCLUDING emotionally painful or anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings from conscious awareness

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REPRESSION

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CONSIOUS exclusion of unacceptable thoughts and feelings from conscious awareness

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SUPPRESSION

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Overt or covert ANTAGONISM toward remembering or processing anxiety- producing information

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RESISTANCE

17
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Substituting a socially ACHIEVABLE activity for an impulse that is UNACCEPTABLE

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SUBLIMATION

18
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REPLACING the desired gratification with one that is more readily available

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SUBSTITUTION

19
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Exhibiting acceptable behavior to MAKE-UP for or negate unacceptable behavior

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UNDOING