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dissociation
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temporary,drastic changes in personality, memory, consciousness or motor behaviour brought on by trauma. Can lead to dissociative personality disorder
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displacement
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Mother yells at a child bc she is angry at her husband.
transferring feelings to a neutral person or object. |
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fixation
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partially using a more childish level of development. men watching sports
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identification
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abused child becoems an abuser
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isolation of affect
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describing murder in graphic detail with no emotional response.
you separate your feelings from the event |
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reaction formation
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a patient with sexual thoughts enters a monastery (unconsciously derived)
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splitting
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A patient says that all nurses are cold and insensitive but doctors are nice. Making things black and white.
Defense mechanism of BODERLINE personality (Type B disorder) [unstable, impulsive, sense of emptiness, women] |
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sublimation
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being angry and therefore hitting a punching bag
transfering your emotion/desire to do something unacceptable to a way that is ok. |
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A mature woman wears a SASH
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mature defense mechanisms:
Sublimation Altruism Supression Humor |
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repression vs suppression
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Repression is involuntary
Supression is considered mature |
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regression vs fixation
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Regression is complete turning back emotional clock in all aspects.
Regression: child starts peeing in bed Fixation: men watch sports |
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acting out
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unacceptable feelings and thoughts are expressed through actions
tantrums |
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humor
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appreciating the amusing nature of an antiety provoking or adverse situation
joking about the boards |
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altruism
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guilt feelings alleviated by unsolicited generosity towards others
Mafia boss gives a large donation |
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rationalization
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proclaiming logical reasons for actions performed for other reasons usually to avoid self-blame.
after getting fired, claiming that the job wasn't important anyways |
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projection
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an unaccepable internal impulse is attributed to an external source.
a man who wants another woman thinks his wife is cheating on him so its ok. |
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denial
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avoidance of awareness of some painful reality.
common reactino of HIV and cancer patients |
