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Repression |
Thiswas the first defense mechanism that Freud discovered, and arguably the mostimportant.
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Rationalization |
Rationalizationis the cognitive distortion of "the facts" to make an event or animpulse less threatening. |
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Displacement
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Displacementis the redirection of an impulse (usually aggression) onto a powerlesssubstitute target. |
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Regression |
Thisis a movement back in psychological time when one is faced with stress. |
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Projection |
Thisinvolves individuals attributing their own thoughts, feeling and motives toanother person. |
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Reaction Formula |
This is where a person goes beyond denial and behaves in the opposite way to which he or shethinks or feels. |
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Denial |
Refusingto accept the reality of something that makes you anxious. |
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Sublimation |
Thisis similar to displacement, but takes place when we manage to displace our emotionsinto a constructive rather than destructive activity.
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