defense mechanisms

altruism

helping others to cope with your own stress

compensation

covering up a weakness by emphasizing another strength

conversion

emotional stress into physical symptoms

denial

refusing to accept reality

displacement

taking emotion out on something else

dissociation

disconnecting from reality during extreme stress

identification

adopting behaviors of someone you admire

intellectualization

using logic to avoid feelings

projection

saying others have your feelings

rationalization

making excuses to justify behavior

reaction formation

expressing opposite of true feelings or actions

regression

reverting to childlike behaviors

repression

blocking painful memories

splitting

seeing all things as good or all as bad

sublimation

channeling bad behaviors into positive actions

suppression

choose to avoid thinking about something

undoing

cancel out bad behavior with good