The conversion of an undesirable impulse into its opposite is called .

People redirect their unacceptable urges onto a variety of people or objects to disguise or conceal the original impulse.

When the prospect of taking the next step becomes too anxiety provoking, the ego may resort to staying fixed at the present stage which is more comfortable. Such defense is

A movement from mature behavior to immature behavior.

When an internal impulse provokes too much anxiety, the ego may reduce that anxiety by attributing the unwanted impulse to an external object, usually another person.

People incorporate positive qualities of another person into their own ego.

This is a form of displacement in which unacceptable id impulses themselves are transformed, rather than the object at which they aim.

A persons refusal to perceive an unpleasant event in external reality.

It is the justification of behavior through the use of excuses.