defense mechanisms & emotions. defense mechanism ways of dealing with emotional pain

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