OAL - Defense mechanism

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Denial
Sb fends off awareness an unpleasant truth/reality
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Negation
Repressed desires, wishes... using negation
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Reaction formation
Take opposite approach to what think consciously (ex: racist claim race inferior but He feels inferior)
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Displacement
Redirect emotion from "dangerous" obj to "safe" one (ex: punch pillow bc angry at a friend)
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Repression
Exp so painful unconsciously forced from consciousness
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Suppression
Exp so painful consciously forced from consciousness
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Psychological Projection
Project undesirable onto sb/sthing else
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Introjection
Allows to locate inside what is outside
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Intellectualisation
Remove from stressful event by focusing on rational and factual components of situation
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Rationalization
Logical justification for bad decision (ex: Jim + red wine "good for healh")
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Compensation
One behaviour because cannot accomplish another (ex: 2nd child bad at school bc elder one is brilliant)
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Sublimation
Channelling impulses to socially accepted behaviour (ex: aggressive person > join military > cover)
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Card 2

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Repressed desires, wishes... using negation

Back

Negation

Card 3

Front

Take opposite approach to what think consciously (ex: racist claim race inferior but He feels inferior)

Back

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Card 4

Front

Redirect emotion from "dangerous" obj to "safe" one (ex: punch pillow bc angry at a friend)

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Exp so painful unconsciously forced from consciousness

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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