THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS ASSIGNMENT (PART A and PART B) Denying that something exists Defense Mechanism Brief Description Displacement Taking feelings out on others Denial Repression Suppression Sublimation Projection Unconsciously keeping unpleasant information from your conscious mind Consciously keeping unpleasant information from your conscious mind Converting unacceptable impulses into more acceptable outlets Example Being angry at your boss but taking it out on your spouse instead Being the victim of a violent crime, yet denying that the incident occurred Being abused as a child but not remembering the abuse Being abused as a child but choosing to push it out of your mind. Being upset with your spouse but going for a walk instead of fighting Assigning your own unacceptable feelings or qualities to Feeling attracted to someone other than your spouse, then fearing that your spouse others is cheating on you Intellectualization Thinking about stressful things in a clinical way Rationalization Justifying an unacceptable feeling or behavior with logic Regression Reaction Formation Reverting to earlier behaviors Replacing an unwanted impulse with its opposite Losing a close family member and staying busy with making the necessary arrangements instead of feeling sad Being denied a loan for your dream house, then saying it's a good thing because the house was too big anyway Hugging a teddy bear when you're stressed, like you did when you were a child Being sad about a recent breakup, but acting happy about it PART A: Please research Defense Mechanisms (you may use Google) and become familiar with all the different types of them. Then, complete the following (fill in the blanks). Try to identify the following scenarios with the appropriate defense mechanism being demonstrated. 1. After a very stressful day at work, Sarina arrives home and immediately begins yelling at her two children for not cleaning their rooms. 2. crazy about her. After Doloris rejected him, Philip told his friends that he didn't think she was very attractive or interesting, and that he really wasn't all that 3. Sixteen-year-old Theodore had started using drugs, and the changes in his behavior made it pretty obvious, but his parents didn't believe the school principal when she called to talk with them about the problem. 4. other son. 5. Frank feels that his younger son, Ralph, is unattractive and not very smart. Frank accuses his wife of picking on Ralph and favoring their A smoker concludes that the evidence linking cigarette use to health problems is scientifically worthless. 6. 7. 8. _After parental scolding, a young girl takes her anger out on her little brother. An adult has a temper tantrum when he doesn't get his way. George's new supervisor is very difficult to work for. Recently George has begun stopping off at the gym after work. 9. Even a top baseball player will sometimes strike out on an easy pitch. When this happens, his next action may be to throw his bat or kick the water cooler with all his might. 10. 10 Not addressing previous trauma during childhood, resulting in flashbacks, intrusive memories, avoidance and other unwanted behaviors. PART B: Provide 10 different examples of how defense mechanisms show up in your life. This may include small day-to-day examples. They can be personal, family/friend-related, or they can be made up as well. Please provide a short summary/description of each and provide an example of these defenses being at play in your real/everyday life (within yourself or others). I encourage you all to reflect upon how these defense mechanisms may be present/apparent in your day-to-day lives. Happy Thinking :)