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common defense mechanisms
Nuniviller - PHS -10
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Health Care
10th Grade
02/21/2011

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Compensation 
Definition
Covering a weakness by over achieving in another area. 
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Daydreaming 
Definition
escaping from an unpleasent situation by using your imagination 
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Denial 
Definition
Failure to accept reality 
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Displacement 
Definition
The transfer of negative feeling about someone to something else. ** taking it out on another person **
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Projection 
Definition
Putting negative feelings on some one else ** blaming your teacher when you didn't study **
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Rationalization 
Definition
Justifying when you behave irrtionally. 
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Reaction formation 
Definition
expressing emotions that are exact opposite of what you feel ** covering it up ** 
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Regression 
Definition
Using child like ways of expressing emotions like angar ot disappoimtment. 
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Repression
Definition
using child like ways of expressing emotion like anger or disappointment ** tantrum**
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Sublimation
Definition
redirecting bad or unpleasent behaviors into positive behaviors. ** sport ** 
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Somatization 
Definition
Converting emotions into bodily symptoms.
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