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Defense Mechanisms Test

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reaction formation
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regression
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acting out
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sublimation
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the individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors by actions rather than reflections or feelings.
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acting out unacceptable impulses in a socially acceptable way
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replacing an unacceptable feeling or urge with an opposite one
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going back to an earlier and less mature pattern of behavior
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refusing to accept the reality of something that makes you anxious
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forgetting a memory in the conscious mind by pulling it into the unconscious
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to believe that impulses coming from within are really coming from other people
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taking out impulses on an easy more accessible or less threatening target
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providing your ego with a logical or rational reason as opposed to the real reason

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