Ego Defenses

Question 1

Displacement v Projection

Answer 1

D - redirection of emotions or impulses to a neutral person or object

P - attributing an unacceptable internal impulse to an external source

Question 2

Dissociation

Answer 2

Temp drastic change in personality, memory, consciousness, behavior to avoid emotional stress

Question 3

Fixation v Regression

Answer 3

Fixation - remain at developmental stage

Regression - involuntarily turning back to lower developmental stage

Question 4

Identification

Answer 4

Unconscious assumption of traits of a person or group

Question 5

Reaction Formation v Sublimation

Answer 5

RF - replacing a warded off idea by unconsciously emphasizing the opposite

S - replacing an unacceptable wish with a course of action that is similar to wish but no longer conflicts with one’s value system

Question 6

Repression v Suppression

Answer 6

R - involuntary withholding thought or feeling from conscious awareness

S - intentionally withholding temporarily

Question 7

4 Mature Defenses

Answer 7

SASH

Sublimation

Altruism

Suppression

Humor