Illness Defense Mechanisms

Question 1

what is the acting out ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 1

sunconciously using actions rather than reflections or feelings to cope with stressors/conflict

Question 2

what is the denial ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 2

avoiding the awareness of some painful reality

Question 3

what is the displacement ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 3

redirection of emotions/impulses to a neutral person or object

Question 4

what is the dissociation ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 4

temporary change in personality/memory/consciousness to avoid dealing with emotional stress

Question 5

what is the fixation ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 5

partially remaining at a more childish level of development

Question 6

what is the idealization ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 6

expressing extremely positive thoughts of self and others while ignoring negative thoughts

Question 7

what is the identification ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 7

largely unconscious assumption of characteristics/qualites of another person/group

Question 8

what is the intellectualization ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 8

using facts/knowledge to emotionally distance self from stressful situation

Question 9

what is the isolation of affect ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 9

separating feelings from ideas and events

Question 10

what is the passive aggression ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 10

demonstrating hostile feelings in a non confrontational manner

Question 11

what is the projection ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 11

attributing unacceptable internal impulse to an external source

Question 12

what is the rationalization ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 12

asserting plausible explanations for events that occurred for other reasons

Question 13

what is the reaction formation ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 13

replacing warded off feeling with an emphasis on its opposite…example is killing with kindness

Question 14

what is the regression ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 14

involuntarily turning back the maturational clock to behaviors demonstrated under stress

Question 15

what is the repression ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 15

involuntarily withholding an idea or feeling from conscious awareness

Question 16

what is the splitting ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 16

believing that ppl are either all good or all bad at different times due to intolerance of ambiguity

Question 17

what are the mature ego defenses? 4

Answer 17

sublimation
altruism
suppression
humor

Question 18

what is the sublimation ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 18

replacing unacceptable wish with a course of action that is similar to the wish but socially acceptable

Question 19

what is an example of sublimation?

Answer 19

teens aggression toward parent high expectation is channeled into success at sports

Question 20

what is the altruism ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 20

alleviating negative feelings via unsolicited generosity which provides gratification

Question 21

what is an example of altruism?

Answer 21

mob boss gives to charity

Question 22

what is the suppression ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 22

intentionally withholding a idea or feeling from conscious awareness temporarily

Question 23

give an example of suppression

Answer 23

athlete focuses on other tasks prior to a big match

Question 24

what is the humor ego illness defense mechanism?

Answer 24

lightheartedly expressing uncomfortable feelings to shift the internal focus away from distress

Question 25

give an example of humor

Answer 25

nervous medical student jokes about the boards