DEFENSE MECHANISM

4. Replacement of an unacceptable need, attitude, or emotion with one that is more acceptable.
6. Healthiest defense mechanism.
7. Voluntarily blocking out of unpleasant feelings and experiences from ones awareness.
9. Separating a thought or memory from the feeling tone or emotion associated with it.
10. Attributing feelings or impulses un acceptable to ones self to another person.

1. Responding to stress by retreating to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with that level of function.
2. Refusing to acknowledge the existence of real situation or the feelings associated with it.
3. Transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral.
5. Separation and detachment of emotion significance and affect an idea or situation.
8. Covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable