Defence Mechanism 1.0
Assigning your own unacceptable feelings or qualities to others
Projection
The involuntary blockage of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one’s awareness
Repression
An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring certain attributes and characteristics of a person that one admires
Identification
Justifying an unacceptable feeling or behavior with logic
Rationalization
Taking your feelings out on others
Displacement
voluntary blockage of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one’s awareness
Suppression
Replacing an unwanted impulse with its opposite
Reaction formation
Being upset with your spouse but going for a walk instead of fighting
Sublimation
Being angry at your boss but taking it out on your spouse instead
Displacement
Hugging a teddy bear when you're stressed like you did when you were a child
Regression
Being denied a loan for your dream house, then saying it's a good thing because the house was too big anyway
Rationalization
Being the victim of a violent crime, yet refusing to admit that the incident occurred
Denial
Feeling attracted to someone other than your spouse, then fearing that your spouse is cheating on you
Projection
Consciously keeping unpleasant information from your conscious mind
Suppression
Being abused as a child but choosing to push it out of your mind
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