Match the defense mechanism with the characteristic
1 Answers
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Matching:
A. Compensation -make up for a deficit
B. Denial- refusal to acknowledge
C. Displacement- shifting the emotion from one thing to another.
D.projection- attributing one's own thoughts to another person
E.sublimation- redirecting socially unacceptable impulses.
_Explanation : defense mechanisms are behaviours of people use to separate themselves from unpleasant events, actions,or thoughts.
A. Compensation:
It is a pattern by which tension or anxiety relieved by an individual make up for personal weakness.
Example: a student who fails in his studies may compensate by becoming the college champion in atheletics. So ,
"Compensation is match with to make up deficit."
( Make up deficit meaning: if you're running a deficit , you are losing. You might be losing a money or game .either way , you better make up for it.)
B) DENIAL:
-It occurs when you refuse to accept reality or facts.
-many people use denial in their everyday lives to avoid dealing with painful feelings or areas of their life they don't wish to admit.
-example: patient denies that his physician's diagnosis of cancer is correct & seeks a second opinion.
According that denial is match with refusal to acknowledge
(Acknowledge meaning: accept or admit the existence or truth of)
C) Displacement:
An emotional feeling is transferred to person who are less dangerous than those who initially aroused the emotion.
Example ; boss shouts at meera.
Meera back to home , gets angry at her husband.
accordind to this , "Displacement Is match with shifting the emotion from one thing to another"
D) projection:
This involves individuals attributing their own unacceptable thoughts , feelings & motives to another person.
Example: you may dislike your new co-worker ,but instead of accepting that , you choose to tell yourself that they dislike you. So,
Projection matched with "attributing ones own's thoughts to another person."
E) sublimation:
It is defence mechanism that allows us to act out unacceptable impulses by converting these behaviour into a more acceptable form.
Divert negative into acceptable.
Example: instead of lashing out at your employees, you choose to channel your frustration into kickboxing.
According to that "sublimation is matched with redirecting socially unacceptable impulses"