Illness Defense Mechanisms Flashcards
what is the acting out ego illness defense mechanism?
sunconciously using actions rather than reflections or feelings to cope with stressors/conflict
what is the denial ego illness defense mechanism?
avoiding the awareness of some painful reality
what is the displacement ego illness defense mechanism?
redirection of emotions/impulses to a neutral person or object
what is the dissociation ego illness defense mechanism?
temporary change in personality/memory/consciousness to avoid dealing with emotional stress
what is the fixation ego illness defense mechanism?
partially remaining at a more childish level of development
what is the idealization ego illness defense mechanism?
expressing extremely positive thoughts of self and others while ignoring negative thoughts
what is the identification ego illness defense mechanism?
largely unconscious assumption of characteristics/qualites of another person/group
what is the intellectualization ego illness defense mechanism?
using facts/knowledge to emotionally distance self from stressful situation
what is the isolation of affect ego illness defense mechanism?
separating feelings from ideas and events
what is the passive aggression ego illness defense mechanism?
demonstrating hostile feelings in a non confrontational manner
what is the projection ego illness defense mechanism?
attributing unacceptable internal impulse to an external source
what is the rationalization ego illness defense mechanism?
asserting plausible explanations for events that occurred for other reasons
what is the reaction formation ego illness defense mechanism?
replacing warded off feeling with an emphasis on its opposite…example is killing with kindness
what is the regression ego illness defense mechanism?
involuntarily turning back the maturational clock to behaviors demonstrated under stress
what is the repression ego illness defense mechanism?
involuntarily withholding an idea or feeling from conscious awareness
what is the splitting ego illness defense mechanism?
believing that ppl are either all good or all bad at different times due to intolerance of ambiguity
what are the mature ego defenses? 4
sublimation
altruism
suppression
humor
what is the sublimation ego illness defense mechanism?
replacing unacceptable wish with a course of action that is similar to the wish but socially acceptable
what is an example of sublimation?
teens aggression toward parent high expectation is channeled into success at sports
what is the altruism ego illness defense mechanism?
alleviating negative feelings via unsolicited generosity which provides gratification
what is an example of altruism?
mob boss gives to charity
what is the suppression ego illness defense mechanism?
intentionally withholding a idea or feeling from conscious awareness temporarily
give an example of suppression
athlete focuses on other tasks prior to a big match
what is the humor ego illness defense mechanism?
lightheartedly expressing uncomfortable feelings to shift the internal focus away from distress
