Defense mechanisms
Cognitive distortions
Parts of the brain
Coping skills
Development
100

This defense mechanism is where someone refuses to accept reality:

A. Projection

B. Identification 

C. Denial 

What is Denial 

100

This is the cognitive distortions of interpreting the thoughts and feelings of others without evidence 

What is mind reading 

100

This is the part of the brain responsible for emotions 

What is the hippocampus 

100

This is the coping skill that involves changing in temperature, such as putting an ice cube on yourself, intense exercise, progressive muscle relaxation and paced breathing 

What is TIPP from dialectal behavior therapy 

100

This involves the availability, safety, and dependability of another person. When a child experiences this oxytocin is produced through smiling, laughter and a soft tone of voice 

what is trust. 

200

This is the defense mechanism where an individual puts their own thoughts and feelings onto others

A. Projection 

B. Identification

C. Introjection 

What is projection 

200

This is the assumption that emotions reflect the way things are. 


What is emotional reasoning 

200

This is the part of the brain responsible for emotions 

What is the hippocampus 

200

This is a coping skill that involves connecting with your younger self through journaling this was explored by Carl Jung 

What is shadow work

200

Infant wariness of the caregiver, doubting one own’s lovableness which can start when?

Infancy 

300

This is the defense mechanism where an individual reacts in a way that is the opposite of what they are feeling 

A. Rationalization 

B. Identification

C. Reaction formation 

What is reaction formation 

300

This is the belief that you are responsible for things that are outside of your control 

What is personalization 

300

This part of the brain is responsible for motor control, planning and decision making 

What is the basal ganglia? 

300

This is an interpersonal effectiveness skill to increase positive communication in relationships. This involves repeating back what the other person is saying word-for-word. 

what is restatement 

300

This is an adaptive ego quality by Erik Erikson which involves an infant to work through challenges and overcome obstacles which helps them with navigating stressful situations which further impacts development, increases functioning and is prompted by parents removing obstacles, or lead them towards a path of a new goal is called what? 

Hope 

400

This is the defense mechanism that involves blocking disturbing thoughts from consciousness 

A. Sublimation

B. repression

C. Displacement 

What is repression 

400

The Belief that things should be a certain way such as “I should always be perfect” 

What are should statements 
400

This part of the brain is responsible for the sleep wake cycle, hunger cues and producing hormones such as oxytocin (The love hormone) 

What is the hypothalamus 

400

This is another interpersonal skill that involves saying “It sounds like you are feeling” “I am hearing that you are saying“ 

What is reflection of feeling or thought 

400

 and a lack of contingent, responsive caregiving can combine to produce mistrust and the formation of the core pathology of what 

what is withdrawl 
500

This is the defense mechanism that involves making excuses for unacceptable behavior 

A. identification

B. introjection 

C. Rationalization 

What is rationalization 

500

The belief that thoughts, actions or emotions influence unrelated situations ”If I hasn’t hoped something bad would happen to him, he wouldn’t have gotten into an accident” 

What is magical thinking. 
500

This is the part of the brain that is responsible for processing sensory information, except for the nose and is connected to the hypothalamus 

What is the thalamus 

500

This involves, sitting with yourself and imagining your thoughts like clouds drifting through the sky. This is the opposite of refusing to tolerate the moment and accepting that it does not have to happen right now

What is thought deffusion, which fosters willingness and not willfulness. 

500

According to Erik Erikson at the ages of 6 to twelve years this is the developmental stage where someone develops confidence to perform on their own and also has the crisis of feeling inferior to others 

What is industry vs. agency psychosocial crisis 

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