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Psyc Exam 1

Defense Mechanisms

QuestionAnswer
receive gratification from response of others Altruism
Redirect strong impulses to socially acceptable behavior Sublimation
CONSCIOUS denial of a disturbing situation or feeling Suppression
is the denial of unpleasant/unwanted experiences, emotions or ideas Repression
Redirect feelings/emotions to another target Displacement
Hypocrit; turn feelings into opposite Reaction formation
Transforming anxiety on an UNCONSCIOUS level into physical symptom (attention getter) Somatization
Try to undo feeling by doing something opposite Undoing
Justifying situation Rationalization
Deals with emotional conflict/stressors by indirectly espressing aggression toward others Passive Aggression
Disruption in usually integrated functions of CONSCIOUSNESS, memory, identity Dissociation
Deal with by attributing negative qualities to self or others Devaluation
Attribute EXAGGERATED positive qualities to others Idealization
Ex: Personality disordersEither good, loving or bad, hateful Splitting
UNCONSCIOUSLY rejects emotionally unacceptable persona features (Professor hates me) Projection
Completely reject thought or feeling Denial
Revert to old immature behavior Regression
2 defense mechanisms that are ALWAYS healthy coping mechanisms SublimationAltruism
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