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Defense Mechanisms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Repression | pushng a painful event or thought out conciousness and into the unconcious |
| Denial | Rejecting truth or fact |
| Rationalization | explaning away a problem so we dont have to accpet the blame |
| Displacement | venting feelings onto something or someone else, other than the true target |
| Regression | A move backwards in behavior. ie; childish behavior. Ex: temper tantrumns. |
| Projection | Projecting your own thoughts onto someone else. |
| Reaction formation | Expressing the opposite of what we are truly feeling. Ex: 'mike? that kid is an idiot!' when you truly like Mike a lot |
| Sublimation | Channeling our emotional energy into constructive or creative activities. |