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12 Cards in this Set
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Denial
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REFUSAL to recognize/acknowledge threatening situation.
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Ex: Ben is an alcoholic who denies being an alcoholic.
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Repression
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***"pushing" threatening or conflicting events or situations out of memory; BLOCKING OUT anxieties, guilt, etc.
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Ex: Elise, who was sexually abused as a child, cannot remember the abuse at all.
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Rationalization
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making up EXCUSES for unacceptable behavior.
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Ex: "If I don't have breakfast, I can have that piece of cake later on without hurting my diet."
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Projection
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placing one's own unacceptable thoughts ONTO OTHERS, as if the thoughts belonged to them an not to oneself.
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Ex: Keisha is attracted to her sister's husband but denies this and believes the husband is attracted to her.
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Reaction Formation
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forming an emotional reaction or attitude that is the OPPOSITE of one's threatening or unacceptable actual thoughts.
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Ex: Matt is unconsciously attracted to Ben but outwardly voices an extreme hatred of homosexuals.
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Displacement
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expressing feelings that would be threatening if directed at the real target onto a LESS THREATENING substitute.
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Ex: Sandra gets reprimanded by her boss and goes home to angrily pick a fight with her husband.
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Regression
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falling back on CHILDLIKE patterns as a way of coping with stressful situations.
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Ex: Eight-year-old Jeff starts sleeping with his blankie again after his parents get a divorce.
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Identification
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trying to become like SOMEONE ELSE to deal with one's anxiety.
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Ex: Marie really admires Suzy, the most popular girl in school, and tries to copy her behavior and dress.
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Compensation (i.e. Substitution)
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when a person tries to MAKE UP FOR areas in which a LACK is perceived by becoming superior in another area.
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Ex: Reggie is not good at athletics, so he puts all his energies into becoming and academic scholar.
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Sublimation
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+++ turning socially unacceptable urges into socially acceptable behavior.
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Ex: Alain, who is very aggressive, becomes a professional hockey player.
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Intellectualization
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using big words in an emotionally stressed situation to help keep emotions at bay
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Ex:"doctor code" lingo helps medical professionals deal compassionately, professionally, and quickly with medical problems
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Fantasy
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"escaping" to an imagined inner world where the anxiety doesn't exist
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Ex: Rachel has a big, stressful test next class, so she's imaging herself lounging, carefree, on a tropical island!
Related: Dissociation Related: How ppl use humor/jokes to keep other ppl from getting too close to them |
