Defense Mechanisms
Mary Ainsworth Attachment Category System
Types of Play
Different social media apps
100

Hiding thoughts or feelings to not deal with them

What is repression?

100
The psychologist Mary Ainsworth worked with to form the categories of attachment styles.

Who is John Bowlby?

100

Playing alone instead of watching others play

What is solitary and onlooker play?

100

Recently got banned

What is TikTok?

200

Refusing to believe reality

What is Denial?

200

When reunited with the caregiver after an absence, the child greets them positively; clearly prefers their caregiver over a stranger.

What is secure attachment?

200

Children play side-by-side or in the same environment, but don’t play with each other

What is parallel play?

200

Colorful cover, owned by Meta

What is Instagram?

300

Attributing one’s unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person

What is projection?

300

The child avoids contact with the caregiver, especially after an absence, doesn’t resist the caregiver’s contact but also doesn’t seek it; no preference between caregiver or stranger

What is insecure/ avoidant attachment?

300

Children slowly start to acknowledge the play of others, but are still playing alone

What is associative play?

300

Used to be a bird on the cover, Owned by Elon Musk

What is X?

400

Retreating to an earlier stage of coping with stress

What is regression?
400

The child isn’t very independent and is wary of strangers, greatly upset when separated from their caregiver, and not easily soothed when reunited (may show anger), the child switches between seeking and avoiding contact; resists comfort and contact with strangers. 

What is insecure/ ambivalent attachment? 

400

Children engage in symbolic play with each other, becoming cooperative

What is cooperative play?
400

Long format videos, creators often say "Like, Comment, and Subscribe"

What is Youtube?

500

Channeling negative energy into positive ones

What is sublimation?

500

Dazed behavior, confusion, showing contradictory behaviors simultaneously such as moving toward their caregiver but avoiding eye contact

What is insecure/disorganized attachment?

500

Patterns of autism in play

What is a child often plays alone, plays consist of repetitive actions, or consists of less strenuous activities?

500

Used to save aesthetically pleasing images and create mood boards

What is Pinterest?