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the covering up of a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable
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compensation
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a handicapped boy who is unable to participate in sports compensates by becoming a great scholar
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the refusal to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with it
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denial
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individuals continue to smoke cigarettes even though they have been told of the health risks
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the transferring of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or neutral
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displacement
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a boy who is teased and bullied at school comes home and kicks the dog
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an attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring certain attributes & characteristics of an individual one admires
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identification
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a teenage girl emulates the mannerisms and style of dress of a popular rock star
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an attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions associated with a stressful situation by using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning & analysis
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intellectualization
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a man turned down for a job shows no disappointment when relating the situation to his girlfriend but instead reviews the interview & begins to analyze systematically why the interaction was ineffective for him
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the internalization of the beliefs & values of another individual such that they symbolically become a part of the self to the extent that the feeling of separateness or distinctness is lost
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introjection
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a small child internalizes what her parents believe to be right and wrong "don't hit people, it's not nice!"
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the separation of a thought or a memory from the feeling tone or emotions associated with it
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isolation
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a young woman describes being attacked & raped by a street gang. she displays an apathetic expression & no emotional tone
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the attribution of feelings or impulses unacceptable to one's self to another person. the individual "passes the blame" for these undesirable feelings or impulses to another, thereby providing relief from the anxiety associated with them
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projection
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a businessman who values punctuality is late for a meeting states "sorry I'm late. my assistant forgot to remind me."
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the attempt to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors
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rationalization
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a young man is unable to afford the sports car he wants so desperately. he tells the salesperson 'I'd buy this car but I'm gonna be a father soon."
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the prevention of unacceptable or undesirable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors
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reaction formation
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a woman dislikes another woman but is overly courteous & polite when she sees her
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the retreating to an earlier level of development & the comfort measures associated w/that level of functioning
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regression
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when his mommy brings home a new baby, 4yr old Tommy wets his pants and sucks his thumb
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the involuntary blocking of unpleasant feelings & experiences from one's awareness
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repression
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a woman cannot remember being sexually assaulted when she was 15 yo
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the rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially unacceptable into activities that are more tolerable and constructive
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sublimation
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a teenage boy w/strong competitive & aggressive drives becomes the star football player on his hs team
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the voluntarily blocking of unpleasant feelings & experiences from one's awareness
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supression
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a young woman who is depressed about an upcoming divorce says "i just don't want to talk about it. there's nothing I can do about it anyway."
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the act of symbolically negating or canceling out a previous action or experience that one finds intolerable
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undoing
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a man who is anxious about giving a presentation at work, yells at his wife during breakfast. on his way home, he stops to buy her a dozen roses.
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