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Repression

excludes unacceptable thoughts and feelings from awareness and memory

Denial

deny a situation exists; refusing to accept an unpleasant reality

Rationalization

give socially acceptable reasons for behaviors that are not acceptable

Reaction formation

act in exact opposition to your true feelings, which are unacceptable

Displacement

shifting your reaction from the real source of distress to a safer individual or object

Regression

adopt immature, juvenile behaviors for dealing w/ stress; reverting to immature ways of responding

Sublimation

gratifying sexual/aggressive desires in ways that are acceptable in one's culture; redirecting socially unacceptable impulses into acceptable activities

Projection

attribute/transfer our own unacceptable, unconscious desires to other people or objects

Intellectualization

ignoring the emotional aspects of a painful experience by focusing on abstract thoughts, words, or ideas