Defense Mechanisms

The types of defense mechanisms to excuse unhealthy thoughts or behavior

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Defintion	Defense Mechanism
A person buries uncomfortable thoughts into unconscious mind	repression
refusal to accept reality because it is too threatening	denial
psychologically balancing a weak area with a strong area	compensation
relegating blame for one's own mistakes and/or short-comings to others	projection
cannot accept real reasons for behavior, therefore, justifies actions	rationalization
belief in opposite of true belief, because it causes anxiety	reaction formation
escaping from reality by taking mental/physical flight; daydreaming	fantasy
shifts emotion from original object to a less threatening substitute	displacement