Ego Defenses

Question 1

Freud had which three characteristics of self?

Answer 1

Id, superego, and ego

Question 2

Is desire

Answer 2

Id

Question 3

Is one’s understanding of societal rules and morality

Answer 3

Superego

Question 4

The mediator between Id and superego

Answer 4

Ego

Question 5

Adjustments in reality perception that are mostly unconscious

Answer 5

Ego defenses

Question 6

Resolve/manage conflict between id and superego

-minimize anxiety

Answer 6

Ego defenses

Question 7

Avoiding emotions by bad behavior

-attention seeking, socially inappropriate behavior

Answer 7

Acting out

Question 8

Refusing to accept and unpleasant reality

-For example, a patient who thinks the doctor is wrong about diagnosis

Answer 8

Denial

Question 9

Directing emotions to another person

-for example a patient who is angry w/ doctor after injury

Answer 9

Displacement

Question 10

Detachment from reality that is often sudden onset after a triggering event such as a rape

Answer 10

Dissociation

Question 11

Forgetting one particular memory/fact

“Motivated forgetting”

Answer 11

Repression

Question 12

Sometimes, thoughts are repressed to avoid

Answer 12

Guilt

Question 13

Failure to develop beyond a childhood growth stage

Answer 13

Fixation

Question 14

Emphasizing positive thoughts/memories and de-emphasizing negative thoughts/memories

Answer 14

Idealization

Question 15

Mimicking behavior of someone else, can be positive or negative

Answer 15

Identification

Question 16

Avoiding emotions through reasoning

-I.e. spouse going through divorce cites divorce statistics to friends to avoid admitting sadness

Answer 16

Intellectualization

Question 17

Isolating a distressing memory/event

-patient will describe rape without expressing sadness

Answer 17

Isolation

Question 18

Conflict with others in a non-confrontational manner

Answer 18

Passive aggression

Question 19

Attributing feelings/emotions to others

-ex: a cheater accuses classmate of cheating off of him

Answer 19

Projection

Question 20

Distorting events so that the outcome is positive

-“I’m glad I got fired, I needed a change”

Answer 20

Rationalization

Question 21

Opposite behavior (reaction) to unwanted feelings

-Ex: man who craves alcohol preaches abstinence

Answer 21

Reaction formation

Question 22

Reverting to behavior of younger person/child

-Stressed adult who watches cartoons from childhood

Answer 22

Regression

Question 23

Categorizing others at extremes

-people are either wonderful or horrible people

Answer 23

Splitting

Question 24

Using negative emotions in a positive way

-I.e. anxious person becomes a security guard

Answer 24

Sublimation

Question 25

The practice of concern for others

-caring for others to reduce stress anxiety

Answer 25

Altruism

Question 26

Conscious defense mechanism where we ignore stressful thoughts/feelings to cope

Answer 26

Suppression

Question 27

What are the 4 mature defenses

Answer 27

Sublimation, altruism, suppression, and humor