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DefenseMechanisms

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Reaction formation   Unacceptable impulse is transformed into its opposite.  
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Dissociation   Person's character or sense of identity is temporarily but drastically modified in order to avoid emotional distress.  
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Identification   Process of adopting other people's characteristics.  
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Denial   Failure to acknowledge some aspect of external reality that would be apparent to others.  
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Distortion   Grossly reshaping external reality to suit inner needs.  
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Projection   Attributing one’s own unacknowledged feelings, impulses, or thoughts to others.  
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Projective Identification   Attribution of unacceptable personality characteristics onto another, followed by identification with that other.  
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Acting-Out   Acting without reflection or apparent regard for negative consequences.  
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Passive Aggression   Indirect and unassertive expression of aggression towards others.  
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Regression   Return to earlier levels of adaptation.  
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Displacement   Redirection of thoughts or feelings about a person or situation onto another, usually less threatening, person or situation.  
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Intellectualization   Excessive abstract thinking to avoid experiencing disturbing feelings.  
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Isolation   Separation of a feeling from its unpleasant idea.  
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Rationalization   Use of reassuring or self-serving, but incorrect, explanations for one’s own or others’ behavior.  
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Reaction Formation   Substitution of behavior, thoughts, or feelings that are dramatically opposed to one’s own unacceptable ones.  
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Repression   Inability to remember to be cognitively aware of disturbing wishes, feelings, thoughts, or experiences.  
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Idealization   Attribution of exaggerated positive qualities to self or others.  
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Devaluation   Attribution of exaggerated negative qualities to self or others.  
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Splitting   Experience of others as being all good or all bad (i.e., idealization or devaluation).  
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Dissociation   A temporary alteration in the integrative functions of the consciousness of identity.  
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Altruism   Vicarious but constructive and gratifying service to others.  
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Humor   Use of comedy to overtly express thoughts or feelings without discomfort to self or others.  
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Suppression   Intent and avoidance of thoughts about disturbing problems, desires, feelings, or experiences.  
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Sublimation   Channeling of unacceptable thoughts and feelings into socially acceptable ones.  
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