Personality 210 Notes (Part 10) Defense Mechanisms

Projection

____________ is a(n) defense mechanism that describes how someone reduces their anxiety by ascribing their own unacceptable qualities, impulses, desires, fears, etc.

Self report

________ can be tricky, one reason being that we tend to deny the aspects of our lives that are not going well.

Denial

________ is a defense mechanism that describe how people can refuse to believe that an event took place.

Neurotic anxiety

________ is a type of anxiety that describes the unconscious fear of the Ids impulses will get out of control and that you will be punished for it.

Reality anxiety

________ is a type of anxiety that arises from a threat in the world.

defense mechanisms

Ego defenses or ______________ are specific unconscious structures that enable an individual to avoid awareness or unpleasant, anxiety- arousing issues.

Repression

_________ is a(n) defense mechanism that describes how people push their negative feelings outside and focus on the task at hand and s usually unconscious.