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11 Cards in this Set
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Compensation |
The seeking of success in one life area as a substitute for success in another area of life that has been limited because of personal or enviornmental barriers |
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Conversion |
A mechanism by which anxiety is transformed into a physical dysfunction, such as blindness, which does not have a physiological basis |
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Displacement |
The shifting of negative emotions one has about a person or situation onto a different person or situation |
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Identification |
A process by which anxiety is handled through identifiying with the person or thing producing the anxiety |
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Isolation of Affect |
A mechanism by which painful feelings are separated from the incident that triggered them initially |
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Rationalization |
A mechanism by which a person substitutes a more socially acceptable, logical reason for an action instead of identifying the real motivation |
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Reaction Formation |
Adopting a behavior that is the antithesis of the instinctual urge (e.g. acting as if one has deep sympathies for an oppressed group when really they despise them) |
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Regression |
Reverting to more primative modes of coping associated with earlier and safer development periods |
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Sublimation |
A mechanism by which intolerable drives or desires are diverted into activities that are acceptable |
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Undoing |
A mechanism by which an individual engages in a repetitious ritual in an attempt to reverse an unacceptable action previously taken |
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Anna Freud-Ego Defense Mechanisms |
Unconscious strategies used by the ego to minimize distress caused by the conflicting demands of the id and superego. An immature ego is more apt to resort to the frequent use of defense mechanisms, which involves self-deception and deception to others. |
