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Defense mechanisms
Abnormal psychology - Defense mechanisms
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/07/2011

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Denial
Definition

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    • Refusal to acknowledge painful/threatening reality

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repression
Definition

keeping distressing thoughts/feelings buried in unconscious

 

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regression
Definition

reversions to immature patterns of behavior

 

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projection
Definition
attributing one's thoughts and feelings to another person
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reaction formation
Definition
behaving in a way that is exactly the opposite of one's true feelings
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rationalization
Definition

creating false, but plausible excuses to justify unacceptable behavior

 

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sublimation
Definition
transformation of unacceptable impulses into socially positive behavior
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