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DSM IV-TR Defense Mechanisms
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Social Work
Graduate
01/24/2012

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acting out
Definition
The individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors by actions rather than reflections or feelings. requires evidence that the behavior is related to emotional conflicts.
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affiliation
Definition
… by turning to others for help or support. This involves sharing problems with others but does not imply trying to make someone else responsible for them.
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altruism
Definition
by dedication to meeting the needs of others. Unlike the self-sacrifice sometimes characteristic of reaction formation, the individual receives gratification either vicariously or from the response of others.
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anticipation
Definition
by experiencing emotional reactions in advance of, or anticipating consequences of, possible future events and considering realistic, alternative responses or solutions.
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autistic fantasy
Definition
by excessive daydreaming as a substitute for human relationships, more effective action, or problem solving.
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denial
Definition
by refusing to acknowledge some painful aspect of external reality or subjective experience that would be apparent to others. The term psychotic denial is used when there is gross impairment in reality testing.
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devaluation
Definition
by attributing exaggerated negative qualities to self or others
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displacement
Definition
by transferring a feeling about, or a response to, one object onto another (usually less threatening) substitute object.
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dissociation
Definition
The individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors with a breakdown in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, perception of self or the environment, or sensory/motor behavior.
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help-rejecting complaining
Definition
by complaining or making repetitious requests for help that disguise covert feelings of hostility or reproach toward others, which are then expressed by rejecting the suggestions, advice, or help that others offer. The complaints or requests may involve physical or psychological symptoms or life problems.
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humor
Definition
by emphasizing the amusing or ironic aspects of the conflict or stressor.
idealization by attributing exaggerated positive qualities to others.
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idealization
Definition
by attributing exaggerated positive qualities to others.
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intellectualization
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by the excessive use of abstract thinking or the making of generalizations to control or minimize disturbing feelings.
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isolation of affect
Definition
by the separation of ideas from the feelings originally associated with them. The individual loses touch with the feelings associated with a given idea (e.g., a traumatic event) while remaining aware of the cognitive elements of it (e.g., descriptive details).
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omnipotence
Definition
by feeling or acting as if he or she possesses special powers or abilities and is superior to others.
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passive aggression
Definition
by indirectly and unassertively expressing aggression toward others. There is a facade of overt compliance masking covert resistance, resentment, or hostility.
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projection
Definition
by falsely attributing to another his or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts.
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projective identification
Definition
As in projection, by falsely attributing to another his or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts. Unlike simple projection, the individual does not fully disavow what is projected. Instead, the individual remains aware of his or her own affects or impulses but misattributes them as justifiable reactions to the other person. Not infrequently, the individual induces the very feelings in others that were first mistakenly believed to be there, making it difficult to clarify who did what to whom first. ( more info in lecture notes)
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rationalization
Definition
by concealing the true motivations for his or her own thoughts, actions, or feelings through the elaboration of reassuring or self-serving but incorrect explanations.
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reaction formation
Definition
by substituting behavior, thoughts, or feelings that are diametrically opposed to his or her own unacceptable thoughts or feelings (this usually occurs in conjunction with their repression).
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Repression
Definition
by expelling disturbing wishes, thoughts, or experiences from conscious awareness. The feeling component may remain conscious, detached from its associated ideas.
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self-assertion
Definition
The individual deals with emotional conflict or stressors by expressing his or her feelings and thoughts directly in a way that is not coercive or manipulative.
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self-observation
Definition
The individual deals with emotional conflict or stressors by reflecting on his or her own thoughts, feelings, motivation, and behavior, and responding appropriately.
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splitting
Definition
by compartmentalizing opposite affect states and failing to integrate the positive and negative qualities of the self or others into cohesive images. Because ambivalent affects cannot be experienced simultaneously, more balanced views and expectations of self or others are excluded from emotional awareness. Self and object images tend to alternate between polar opposites: exclusively loving, powerful, worthy, nurturant, and kind—or exclusively bad, hateful, angry, destructive, rejecting, or worthless.
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sublimation
Definition
by channeling potentially maladaptive feelings or impulses into socially acceptable behavior (e.g., contact sports to channel angry impulses).
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suppression
Definition
by intentionally avoiding thinking about disturbing problems, wishes, feelings, or experiences.
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undoing
Definition
by words or behavior designed to negate or to make amends symbolically for unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or actions.
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Defense Mechanism
Definition
unconscious methods of dealing with internal conflict
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Coping Mechanism
Definition
conscious methods of coping with internal or external conflict
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