Defense Mechanism (Psychoanalysis)

Denial

Ignoring or refusing to accept something unpleasant

DISPLACEMENT

When we lash out on someone because we are angry from an earlier experience

Fantasy

Daydreaming to instead of dealing with reality

Projection

We see negative traits in others but cant admit they exist in ourselves too

Rationalizing

Making an excuse to explain a failure, loss, or our bad behaviour

Regression

Returning to our coping strategies and behaviour patterns of our past

Repression

When we unconsciously push unpleasant feelings out of our conscious mind to our unconscious mind

Supperession

Consciously avoiding and blocking ideas that are unpleasant

Sour Grapes

When we can’t reach a goal we say it wasn’t worth it

Sublimination

Replacing socially unacceptable impulses with actions that are socially behaviour

Reaction Formation

Acting in the exact opposite manner to one’s unacceptable impulses

Overcompensatiom

Over achieving in one area to make up for real or perceived shortcomings in another area

Undercompensation

When a person adresses their shortcomings by being overly reliant on others