Defense Mechanisms

3. A man decides to become a psychologist because his mother was one.
4. Distorting reality and not acknowledging emotions or events.
8. Refusing to let into awareness unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
10. Using reason and logic to avoid uncomfortable or anxiety-provoking emotions.
11. The "taking in" or "swallowing whole" a characteristic or trait of another person or outside events.
12. Unacceptable feelings are expressed as their opposite.

1. A teenager gets into a loud argument with their parents but then cleans up their room without being asked.
2. When affect is transferred from one object to another.
5. A husband is unfaithful, but accuses his wife of cheating on him.
6. Characterized by self-denial and rigor.
7. Someone with a lot of aggressive energy becomes a professional football player.
9. Using plausible reasons to justify an action or opinion.