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mature defense mechanisms
altruism, humor, sublimation, suppression
immature defense mechanisms
projection, splitting, regression, dissociation, acting out
unselfishly assisting others to avoid negative personal feelings
altruism
expression of feeling w/o causing discomfort
humor
rerouting an unacceptable drive in a socially acceptable way; ex: baking or a man whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver regularly speaks to high school students about the dangers of drinking and driving
sublimation
consciously putting aside but not repressing unwanted feelings
suppression
attributing one's own personally unacceptable feelings to others
projection
believing people or events are either all bad or all good b/c of intolerance of ambiguity; a borderline personality disorder due to dvlpmental problems
splitting
appearance of childlike patterns of behavior during stressful situations
regression
separation of fxn of mental processes
dissociation
avoiding personally unacceptable feelings by behaving in an attention-getting, often socially inappropriate manner
acting out
not believing personally intolerable facts about reality; can be seen in any disorder
denial
feelings or ideas that are distressing to the ego are redirected to a substitute that evokes a less intense emotional response; ex: a man who is angry at his boss comes home and gets angry w/his wife w/o any serious reason
displacement
unconsciously patterning one's behavior after that of someone who is more powerful; seen in pts w/factitious disorders
identification
using the mind's higher fxns to avoid experiencing uncomfortable emotions; ex: a physician who has received a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer excessively discusses the statistics of the illness w/his colleagues and family
intellectualization
failing to experience the feelings associated w/a stressful life event, although logically understanding the significance of the event
isolation of affect
giving reasonable explanations for unacceptable or irrational feelings
rationalization
denying unacceptable feelings and adopting opposite attitudes
reaction formation
converting an unacceptable impulse or feeling into a physical symptom
somatization
erasing an unacceptable event from the past by adopting acceptable behavior in the present (superstitious behavior); ex: a woman was burglarized when se left her house unlocked, and now she repeatedly checks her door locks before leaving her house
undoing