Clinical Psychology

Front 1

Repression

Back 1

Holding an unacceptable feeling or idea from reaching consciousness
example - recent widower doesnt feel sense of loss

Front 2

Denial

Back 2

not accepting the reality of situation
example - single woman refuses to consider possibility of pregnancy after having unprotected sex and missing two periods

Front 3

Projection

Back 3

ones own characteristics are applied to another
example -flirtatious man accuses his wife of cheating

Front 4

Displacement

Back 4

feelings for causal source are transferred to another object
example - man kicks his dog after getting fired

Front 5

Reaction formation

Back 5

feelings are denied and opposite actions are performed
example - woman who wants to cheat on her husband buys him a new car

Front 6

Sublimation

Back 6

unacceptable impulse directed into socially accepted action
example - boy getting into a lot of fights as a kid decides to become professional boxer

Front 7

Rationalization

Back 7

analytical reason is used to justify unaeptable feelings
example - a man claims that his DUI arrest would never happened if his football team didnt lose

Front 8

Intellectualization

Back 8

reason is used to cope with anxiety
example - pediatrician reads textbooks and articles about his wife's cancer