Definitions
Complete rejection of the reality, thought or feeling?
What is Denial?
Worried about what his parents, coach, and teammates would think that he could not play in the big Thanksgiving football game, Frank, a senior in high school, threw a big temper tantrum when his administrator told him he was a student not in good standing.
What is Regression?
Forgetting abuse from your childhood due to the trauma and anxiety
What is Repression?
Taylor Swift - Never Grow Up So here I am in my new apartment In a big city, they just dropped me off It's so much colder than I thought it would be So I tucked myself in and turned my nightlight on. I wish I'd never grown up.
What is Regression
When hatred becomes love or feelings of inadequacy become bravado.
What is Reaction Formation?
After receiving a rejection letter from a college, Jan starts an argument with her best friend.
What is Displacement?
Bertha got angry because she found out someone was gossiping about her, so she broke a chair against a wall instead of verbally expressing her anger.
What is Acting Out?
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats That I dug my key into the side of his pretty little souped up 4 wheel drive carved my name into his leather seats I took a Louisville slugger to both headlights Slashed a whole in all 4 tires..... Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats
What is Rationalization?
Redirecting feelings to a less threatening target
What is Displacement?
Mark's father recently passed away from lung cancer. While he knows he should give up smoking, he deals with his 3 pack/day cigarette habit by claiming "I'll probably die from an accident before cancer gets me."
What is Denial?
Tim, an alcoholic, repeatedly argues with others that he has read that beer and red wine are good for the heart.
What is Intellectualizing?
Nelly Furtado- I'm Like a Bird
I'm like a bird
I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
What is Dissociation?
Returning to earlier or less mature anxiety reducing behavior.
What is Regression?
When her husband passed away, Christine engrossed herself in all the details of the funeral arrangements as opposed to the sadness and the grief.
What is Intellectualism?
Stating that you were fired because you didn't kiss up to the boss, when the real reason was your poor performance.
What is Rationalization?
Justin Bieber- Is it too late now to say Sorry
I know you know that I made those mistakes maybe once or twice
By once or twice I mean maybe a couple of hundred times
So let me, oh let me redeem, oh redeem, oh myself tonight
'Cause I just need one more shot at second chances
What is Undoing?
Attributing your own unfavorable thoughts and traits to others.
What is Projection?
On a job interview to become a daycare teacher, Katy admits she is not Infant CPR certified but is great with kids and loves to create activities.
What is Compensation?
Stew had anxiety due to his upcoming wedding, as a result Stew had a desire to smoke weed, instead he decided to go on a nature walk with some friends.
What is Sublimation?
Katy Perry- Roar
I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready 'cause I had enough
What is Assertiveness?