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10 Cards in this Set
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Altruism |
Stressors and conflicts are addressed by meeting others needs. Receiving gratification from others makes them feel good |
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Sublimation |
Unconsciously substituting good behavior and activities for unacceptable strong impulses the person is experiencing. An angry man becomes a butcher. |
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Humor |
It makes life easier. |
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Suppression |
Conscious denial of a disturbing situation of feeling. My house is a mess but my kids need to have some mommy time. |
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Repression |
Exclusion of unpleasant experience or emotions from conscious awareness. This is considered the cornerstone of defense mechanisms. First like in anxiety |
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Displacement |
Transfer of emotions from one thing to another. Man gets yelled at by boss then come home and yells at wife. Etc. Not always adaptive |
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Reaction formation |
Unacceptable thoughts and behaviors are being kept out of awareness or over compensated for the complete opposite behavior or emotion. Someone who hates children coaches little league |
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Somatization |
Transferring anxiety unconsciously into a physical symptom. Someone is supposed to give a speech but gets laryngitis the day of it. |
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Undoing |
Compensating for and act it communication. A person thinks dirty thoughts so they wash their hands. |
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Rationalization |
Justifying illogical ideas actions or feelings by developing acceptable explanations. |
