Defense Mechanism
A person refuses to accept something that is clearly happening because it feels too painful to face.
What is denial?
The anger iceberg describes.....
The anger iceberg is a tool that shows how anger can hide deeper feelings, such as sadness, fear, shame, guilt, hurt, or embarrassment.
This activity teaches that people may stay the same because a habit......
has a purpose function (help cope with emotions/ stress)
This is the sense that helps you notice what is happening inside your body.
What is interoception?
Embarrassed, guilty, and ashamed fall under what broader feeling category?
What is sadness?
A person takes anger from one situation and directs it toward a safer person or object.
What is displacement?
This emotion is described as the part that is easiest to see.
What is anger?
A habit can be unhelpful and still connect to something that matters to the person.
What is a value?
Noticing body clues can help a person better understand this.
What they are feeling?
Nervous, worried, and scared fall under what broader feeling category?
What is fear?
A person explains away a behavior with a logical-sounding excuse that avoids responsibility.
What is rationalization?
Name a common emotion that underlies anger?
lots
If someone stays up late because they want quiet time alone, they may value this.
What is privacy or personal time?
A tight chest and racing heart might connect to this feeling/emotion.
What is anxiety or nervousness?
Grossed out, disgusted, and uncomfortable fall under what broader feeling category?
What is disgust?
This defense mechanism involves changing an impulse into a healthier or socially acceptable outlet.
What is sublimation?
This feeling can hide under anger when someone feels bad about themselves or worries they did not do well.
What is shame, low self-esteem, or performance anxiety?
Why might people continue to engage in unhelpful habits
What is comfort, relief, or control.
Noticing and naming feelings can help people gain more control over this.
What are emotional responses?
Sick, nauseous, and repelled fall under what broader feeling category?
What is disgust?
This defense mechanism involves attributing one’s own uncomfortable feelings to another person.
What is projection?
Name 4 defense mechanisms under 30 seconds.
What are repression, denial, projection, displacement, rationalization, sublimation, or regression?
A person may not fully know why they keep doing a habit because some thoughts and feelings are outside of this.
What is awareness/consciousness/or in the subconscious?
When people push feelings away for too long, they may feel tight, stressed, or this.
What is numb?
Calm, proud, and hopeful fall under what broader feeling category?
What is happiness?