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Defense Mechanisms

Defense mechanisms are unconscious behaviors used to protect oneself from unpleasant emotions.

AB
compensationcovering a weakness by overachieving in another area
daydreamingescaping from an unpleaseant situation by using your imagination
denialfailure to accept reality
displacementthe transfer of negative feelings about someone to someone else
projectionputting negative feelings on someone else
rationalizationjustifying irrational behaviour
reaction formationexpressing emotions that are the exact opposite of what you feel
regressionusing childlike ways to expressing emotions like anger or disappointment
repressionblocking out unpleasant memories
sublimationredirecting bad or unacceptable behaviour into positive behaviour
somatizationconverting emotions into bodily symptoms

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