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Place UNWANTED/unpleasant FEELINGS onto someone LESS THREATENING or an INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
Ex. being angry at your boss, you redirect feelings to a safer source, such as a spouse or a friend |
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| Taking your emotions and PLACING IT ONTO OTHERS who do not have these emotions. |
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| To PLACE someone's feelings into yourself |
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| Projective Identification |
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Seen in borderline personality disorder - someone who identifies others as having "their" feelings, however they do not show those feelings
Ex. Sally, a client wither borderline disorder, is feeling angry, yet, Sally does not show anger. She then states that her therapist is in an "angry mood." |
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Clients with borderline personality disorder identify a person as either all good or all bad.
Ex. "She's a great therapist" ... moments later "she's a horrible therapist" |
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Making excuses or justifying actions to avoid unwanted feelings.
Ex. You weren't hired for the hob you were hoping for. You rationalize by stating "it's too far a commute anyway." |
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Refusing to acknowledge the truth or facts.
"I'm not a shopaholic." yet all your credit cards are maxed. |
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| Putting painful thoughts & memories away and forgetting them. |
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A healthy redirection of an emotion
Ex. releasing anger in the gym |
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| Turn painful feelings into the opposite. Ex. person has a sudden loss shows a happy mood. |
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Taking back unwanted behaviors with praises or gifts.
Ex. making up for scolding a child by giving gifts. |
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| Expressing no emotions when confronted with difficult events. No emotions during a crisis. |
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