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WorksheetsDefense (First Aid)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Subconsciously coping with stressors or emotional conflict using actions rather than reflections or feelings.
Acting out
Denial
Displacement
Dissociation
Fixation
Avoiding the awareness of some painful reality
Acting out
Denial
Displacement
Dissociation
Fixation
Redirection of emotions or impulses to a neutral person or object (vs projection)
Acting out
Denial
Displacement
Dissociation
Fixation
Temporary, drastic change in personality, memory, consciousness, or motor behavior to avoid emotional stress. Patient has incomplete or no memory of traumatic event
Acting out
Denial
Displacement
Dissociation
Fixation
Partially remaining at a more childish level of development (vs regression)
Acting out
Denial
Displacement
Dissociation
Fixation
Expressing extremely positive thoughts of self and others while ignoring negative thoughts
Idealization
Identification
Intellectualization
Isolation (of affect)
Passive Aggression
Largely unconscious assumption of the characteristics, qualities, or traits of another person or group
Idealization
Identification
Intellectualization
Isolation (of affect)
Passive Aggression
Using facts and logic to emotionally distance oneself from a stressful situation
Idealization
Identification
Intellectualization
Isolation (of affect)
Passive Aggression
Separating feelings from ideas and events
Idealization
Identification
Intellectualization
Isolation (of affect)
Passive Aggression
Demonstrating hostile feelings in a non-confrontational manner; showing indirect opposition
Idealization
Identification
Intellectualization
Isolation (of affect)
Passive Aggression
Attributing an unacceptable internal impulse to an external source (vs displacement)
Projection
Rationalization
Reaction formation
Regression
Repression
Asserting plausible explanations for events that actually occurred for other reasons, usually to avoid self-blame
Projection
Rationalization
Reaction formation
Regression
Repression
Replacing a warded-off idea or feeling with an emphasis on its opposite (vs sublimation)
Projection
Rationalization
Reaction formation
Regression
Repression
Involuntarily turning back the maturational clock to behaviors previously demonstrated under stress (vs fixation)
Projection
Rationalization
Reaction formation
Regression
Repression
Involuntarily withholding an idea or feeling from conscious awareness (vs suppression)
Projection
Rationalization
Reaction formation
Regression
Repression
Believing that people are either all good or all bad at different times due to intolerance of ambiguity. Common in borderline personality disorder. Borders split-countries
Projection
Rationalization
Splitting
Regression
Repression
Replacing an unacceptable wish with a course of action that is similar to the wish but socially acceptable (vs reaction formation)
Sublimation
Altruism
Suppression
Humor
Alleviating negative feelings via unsolicited generosity, which provides gratification (vs reaction formation)
Sublimation
Altruism
Suppression
Humor
Intentionally withholding an idea or feeling from conscious awareness (vs repression); temporary
Sublimation
Altruism
Suppression
Humor
Lightheartedly expressing uncomfortable feelings to shift the internal focus away from the distress
Sublimation
Altruism
Suppression
Humor
Patient projects feelings about formative or other important persons onto physician (eg, psychiatrist is seen as parent)
Transference
Countertransference
Physician projects feelings about formative or other important persons onto patient (eg, patient reminds physician of younger sibling)
Transference
Countertransference
Target behavior (response) is followed by desired reward (positive reinforcement) or removal of aversive stimulus(negative reinforcement)
Reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
Repeated application of aversive stimulus (positive punishment) or removal of desired reward (negative punishment) to extinguish unwanted behavior
Reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
Discontinuation of reinforcement (positive or negative) eventually eliminates behavior. Can occur in operant or classical conditioning
Reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
