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17 Cards in this Set
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avoiding
unacceptable emotions by focusing on the intellectual aspects. focusing on the details of a funeral as opposed to the sadness and grief |
Intellectualization
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supplying a logical or rational reason as opposed to the real reason
stating that you were fired because you didn't kiss up the the boss, when the real reason was your poor performance |
Rationalization
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Adopting the opposite belief or emotion because expressing the true one will cause anxiety or dissonance
having a bias against a particular race or culture and then embracing that race or culture to the extreme |
Reaction Formation
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returning to a previous stage of development
sitting in a corner and crying after hearing bad news; throwing a temper tantrum when you don't get your way |
Regression
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arguing against an anxiety provoking stimuli by stating it doesn't exist
denying that your physician's diagnosis of cancer is correct and seeking a second opinion |
Denial
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taking out impulses on a less threatening target
slamming a door instead of hitting as person, yelling at your spouse after an argument with your boss |
Displacement
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placing unacceptable impulses in yourself onto someone else
when losing an argument, you state "You're just Stupid;" homophobia |
Projection
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A defense mechanism in which an individual deals with emotional cinflict or stress by pointing out the funny or ironic content of the situation.
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Humor
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pushing into the unconscious
trying to forget something that causes you anxiety |
Suppression
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Handling emotional conflict or stressors by assigning exaggerated negative attributes to others or to self
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Devaluation
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Bob, a policeman in a major city, was involved in a shoot out in which a stray bullet from his gun killed a young child. When reporting this to his therapist, he spoke in a flat monotone voice which expressed no emotion whatsoever.
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Isolation of Affect
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Focusing on meeting the needs of others to deal with emotional conflict or stessors. The individual feels good about his/her service to others and is reinforced by the response of others.
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Altruism
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Believing or behaving as if one has special abilities or powers. accompaning this is the belief that one is superior to others.
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Omnipotence
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Finding a way to act out an unacceptable impulse in a socially acceptable manner.
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Sublimation
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Handling emotional conflict or stressors by assigning exaggerated positive attributes to others
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Idealization
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A loss of intergration of the consciousness, memory, perception of self or surroundings, or sensory/motor behavior
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Dissociation
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pulling into the unconscious
forgetting sexual abuse from your childhood due to the trauma and anxiety |
Repression
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