Psych 10 Defs Flashcards
1
Q
banishment of anxiety-provoking thoughts, feelings, and memories
A
repression
2
Q
attributing one’s own impulses to someone else
A
projection
3
Q
unacceptable emotions are set apart from conscious awareness
A
isolation
4
Q
justifying unacceptable behaviors
A
rationalization
5
Q
shifting an emotion to a more acceptable object or person
A
displacement
6
Q
returning to an earlier stage of maturity
A
regression
7
Q
carrying on as if no mistake occurred
A
undoing
8
Q
attempt to make up for deficiencies
A
compensation
9
Q
ignore the existence of a painful realities
A
denial
10
Q
modeling values and beliefs of another to the extreme/no self-identity
A
identification
