DENIAL: protecting oneself from anxiety-producing info by refusing to acknowledge it, Andrew denies he has a drug addiction since he still functions and go to work each day., Jill is diagnosed with a serious illness but refuses to believe the disease is serious., DISPLACEMENT: redirecting anger and unacceptable impulses toward a less-threatening person or object, Jill struck out on an easy pitch. She threw her bat and kicked the water cooler with all her might., Mrs. James is annoyed that her husband is being rude to her. It isn't her fault he didn't get the job promotion., PROJECTION: transferring one’s own unacceptable thoughts, motives, or personal qualities to others, Mrs. Brown accuses other women of gossiping. However, she often gossips herself., The individual who likes to have others do things for him is quick to criticize other people for being dependent and lazy., RATIONALIZATION: justifying one’s actions by using socially acceptable explanations, The alcoholic insists he doesn't care for the taste of alcohol but feels obliged to drink with friends "just to be sociable.", Jim lost his job. He traded his big luxury SUV for an old small car. He tells everyone he did this to protect the environment., REACTION FORMATION: thinking or behaving in a way that is opposite of your own unacceptable thoughts, The mother of an unwanted child feels guilty so to prove her love she becomes overindulgent and overprotective of the child., A boy reacts against sexual attraction he feels towards girls by becoming a "women hater.", REGRESSION: retreating from a threatening situation by reverting to a pattern of behavior characteristic of an earlier stage of development, Shelly tries to appear strong and independent. However, whenever she has problems, she wants her mom to figure out the solution., Tom gets divorced. He moves back in with his parents, who don't charge him rent and make all his meals for him., REPRESSION: preventing anxiety-producing thoughts and painful feelings from entering consciousness, Soldiers during wartime sometimes had amnesia, unable to recall violent battles., Ana forgot her dreaded final exam was today. This is odd since she marked the date on her calendar weeks ago., SUBLIMATION: transferring frustrated impulses into socially valued actions, Paul bullied other children but when he entered high school he channeled his hostility into football., Little Billy loved to pull wings off flies & jab pins in the dog. He grew up to become a surgeon.,

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