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Defense Mechanisms&
Emotions
Defense Mechanism
Ways of dealing with emotional
pain
Denial
Refusing to recognize an emotion or a
problem.
Identification
Assuming the qualities of
someone you admire.
Idealization
Seeing someone as being perfect
Sublimation
Directing your energy into a useful rather than
an unacceptable goal
Compensation
Making up for weakness in one area by excelling in another
area.
Rationalization
Making excuses for actions or feelings
Projection
Putting your own faults onto
someone else.
Daydreaming
Fantasizing to escape unpleasant
reality
Displacement
Transferring emotions from the original
source to another.
Reaction Formation
Behaving in a manner opposite to the way
you are feeling.
Regression
Reverting to immature behavior
to express emotions.
Emotions
Love
A deep care or concern for someone
Anger
Strong feeling of being displeased
Hostility
Feeling or behaving in an unfriendly way
Frustration
A feeling of disappointment
Fear
A scared feeling
Anxiety
Fear of the future or of the unknown
Jealousy
Fear of losing something you already have
Envy
Wanting something someone else has
Despair
A feeling of complete
hopelessness
Loneliness
Feeling isolated from others
GriefDeep feeling of sadness
caused by the loss of someone or something
Guilt
Feeling of having done something
wrong