Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
11 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Refusal to recognize or acknowledge a threatening situation |
Denial |
|
|
Pushing away of threatening or conflicting event or situation out of conscious memory |
Repression |
|
|
Making up acceptable excuses for unacceptable behavior |
Rationalization |
|
|
Placing one's own unacceptable thoughts on others |
Projection |
|
|
Forming a reaction opposite to one's own unacceptable behavior or thought |
Reaction formation |
|
|
Expressing feelings to a less threatening target rather than the real target |
Displacement |
|
|
Falling back to childlike patterns as a way of coping with stressful situations |
Regression |
|
|
Trying to become someone else to deal with own anxiety |
Identification |
|
|
Trying to make up for weak areas by becoming superior in others |
Compensation (substitution) |
|
|
Turning socially unacceptable urges into socially acceptable behavior |
Sublimation |
|
|
Disorder in which the person does not fully resolve the conflict in a particular psychosexual stage, resulting in behavior and traits associated with that earlier stage |
Fixation |
