| A | B |
|---|
| Sublimation | Converting unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable actions |
| Escape/fantasy | running away from a problem through daydreams, sleep or books |
| Denial | refusal to accept reality |
| Repression | unconsciously pushing threatening memories, urges or ideas from conscious awareness |
| Compensation | Striving to make up for unconscious impulses or fears |
| Reaction formation | defensing against unacceptable impulses by acting opposite to them |
| Rationalization | You come up with various explanations to justifythe situation (while denying your feelings) |
| Projection | You think that someone else has your feeling or thought |
| Displacement | You redirect your feelings to another target that is not involved with the source of the feelings. |
| Regression | You revert to an old, usually immature behavior to venilate your feeling. |
