Psychoanalytic Theory Flashcards
Defense mechanisms- minds way of protecting a person from unacceptable thoughts
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Repression
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When a person suppresses thoughts or memories that are too difficult to handle
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Displacement
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When someone displaces the the feelings they have toward one person and puts it on another person who may be less threatening
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Sublimination
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When the socially unacceptable thought is transformed into healthy, acceptable creativity in another direction
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Reaction formation
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When the negative feeling is covered up by a false or exaggerated version of its opposite
I.e. person may display strong feelings of affection towards someone they unconsciously hate
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Denial
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Refusing to accept painful facts or situations a d instead acting as if they are not true or have not happened
