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Defense Mechanisim's

Psychological distortions or "tricks" designed to keep us stable.

TermDefinition
Repression To not allow ourselves to remain aware of painful material; to push it out of our consciousness
Denial Refusal to admit that anything bad has happened
Displacement To vent out feelings elsewhere or on someone else not about the problem
Reaction Formation To express the opposite of what one really feels
Intellectualization To talk coolly and "rationally" about a tragedy as if it were simply an event that we observed; to take out all emotion
Identification with the Aggressor To take on a person's characteristics after being mistreated
Regression To "move backward" during extreme frustration of having to bad an adult and take responsibility; to behave like a child
Rationalization To explain something was done so no responsibility is taken
Projection To mentally give someone else your feelings and thoughts
Sublimation To channel ones own emotional energy into a constructive or creative activity; a healthy coping skill
Created by: Scituate2Hingham
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