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| AUTOMATIC FORGETTING. Undesirable or traumatic material is unconsciously pushed below the level of awareness. |
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| Conscious/voluntary automatic forgetting. |
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| refusing to admit the existence of an unpleasant reality, usually unconscious. |
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| attempt to justify for oneself or others in a situation so as to eliminate feelings of anxiety cause by that behavior. |
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| Punching bag, yelling at someone. Feelings transfered from a situation where their expression may be inappropriate to another where feeling can be safely expressed. |
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| Channel/vent...through sports events that are aggressive. Act of transforming unacceptable throught, feelings or impulses into SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE outlets. |
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| replacement of an original attitude/impulse which is unacceptable to the person with another which is opposite of the first. Being protective of a baby after an unwanted pregnancy. |
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| engages in behavior that makes ameds for forbidden wishes and feelings in an attempt to "undo" or neutralize them. Being extra nice to the mother-in-law you don't like. |
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| unconsciously attributing unacceptable thought or feelings to another. Husband "never loved me and it's his fault" when in reality husband is very supportive/loving. |
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| mirror-image of projection. individual adopts certain behaviors of other people and incorporated them into themselves. |
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| returning to an earlier stage in an effort to avoid conflict. calling in sick to work when stressed or kids that start sucking their thumb again. |
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| false belief. can be persecutory, somatic or grandiose. |
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| sensory experience in the absence of reality based stimuli. can affect all 5 senses but is most often auditory or visual. |
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