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Health Defense Mechanisms
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09/20/2004

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Compensation
Definition
trying to make up for your weakness by using a strength in another area
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Daydreaming
Definition
A simple escape from the unpleasent, boring or frustrating situations.
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Displacement
Definition
transfering the emotions you feel from the original scource to another object
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Idealization
Definition
placing great value on someone or something in an exaggerated manner
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Identification
Definition
is the process in which you assume the qualities of someone you admire
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Projection
Definition
shifting of blame and responsibility for your actions or thoughts to someone else
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rationalization
Definition
giving acceptable reasons for your behavior that are nor the real reasons
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Reaction formation
Definition
is behavior that shows opposite characteristics that you trulr posess
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Regression
Definition
is reverting behavior ro childish ways
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Repression
Definition
attemting to bury conscious thoughts into the unconscious part of the mind
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Sublimation
Definition
is channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable impulses into socially acceptable goals
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Substitution
Definition
is replacing one goal for another attainable goal
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