Altruism
dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others
Sublimation
dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression
Supression
voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings
Repression
putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness
Displacement
shifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation.
Reaction Formation
overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior or what is felt
Undoing
performing an act to make up for prior behavior
Rationalization
creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior
Dissociation
temporarily blocking memories and perceptions from consciousness
Splitting
demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or others
Projection
blaming others for unacceptable thoughts and feelings
Denial
pretending the truth is not reality to manage the anxiety of acknowledging what is real
Regression
demonstrating behavior from an earlier developmental level, often exhibited as childlike or immature behavior
Compensation
When a person covers up a real or perceived problem or weakness