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| Reverting to a less mature developmental stage ; acting like a child |
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| Unconscious attempt to justify an unacceptable action or attitude |
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| Ascribing a belief or feeling as belonging to someone else |
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| Unconsciously choosing to perceive another individual as having more positive qualities than he or she may actually have. |
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| Tendency to retreat into fantasy in order to resolve inner and outer conflicts. |
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| Temporary drastic modification of one’s personal identity or character to avoid emotional distress; separation or postponement of a feeling that normally would accompany a situation or thought. |
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| Transference of emotions towards someone to an unrelated person |
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| Unconscious refusal to acknowledge something as real, defense mechanism |
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| Adaptive method for coping with psychological stress |
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| The doctor redirecting feelings towards a person onto the patient |
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| Direct expression of an unconscious wish or impulse in action, without conscious awareness of the emotion that drives that expressive behavior |
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| Submersion of uncomfortable thoughts into the unconscious |
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| The transformation of negative feelings towards others into negative feelings toward self, pain, illness, and anxiety |
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| Conversion of unacceptable urges into more socially acceptable behaviors |
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| Conscious decision to delay paying attention to an emotion or need in order to cope with the present reality |
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| Redirecting feelings towards a person onto someone else like the doctor |
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| A person tries to ‘undo’ an unhealthy, destructive or otherwise threatening thought by engaging in contrary behavior. |
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