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Defense mechanism examples
Coping mechanism
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/26/2013

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Denial
Definition
Alcoholic says his drinking is not a problem:

Terminally I'll makes long range plans
Term
Displacement
Definition
Kicking the dog or yelling at ones spouse after a bad day at work
Term
Projection
Definition
Saying someone you are angry with dislikes you:

Nurse complains about the lead nurses poor skills after receiving an unfavorable evaluation
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Undoing
Definition
Excessively apologizing
Buying extravagant gifts for one's spouse while having and affair.
Term
Compensation
Definition
A sickly child becomes an athelete
Term
Symbolization
Definition
Dreams
Phobias
Term
Substitution
Definition
Marrying someone who looks like a former fiancee
Term
Introjection
Definition
Wife dies and husband develops symptoms of her illness
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Repression
Definition
Forgetting painful experience
Term
Reaction formation
Definition
Someone with strong dependency needs chooses a "helping" profession
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Regression
Definition
Temper tantrums
Baby talk
Bed wetting
Term
Dissociation
Definition
Amnesia
Term
Rationalization
Definition
A student who is sexually attracted to her teacher tells herself she needs to stay after class to help with a project
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Idealization
Definition
Only noticing another's positive qualites
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Identification
Definition
A person dresses like someone she admires
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