| A | B |
|---|
| repression | removes anxiety-causing ideas from conscious awareness by pushing them into the unconscious |
| rationalization | using self-deception to justify unacceptable behaviors or ideas |
| regression | when someones acts out in a manner that is characteristic of an earlier stage of development |
| projection | people will see their own faults in other people |
| sublimation | impulses are channeled into socially accepted behaviors |
| denial | a person refuses to accept the reality of anything that is bad or upsetting |
| reaction formation | people act contrary to their genuine feelings in order to hide their true feelings |
| displacement | the transfer of an idea or an impulse from a threatening or unsuitable object to a less threatening object |
