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Altruism, Humor, Sublimation, Suppression
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What are the EGO defenses?
Altruism, Humor, Sublimation, Suppression
Guilty feelings alleviated by unsolicited generosity toward others
altruism
humor
appreciating the amusing nature of an anxiety provoking or adverse situation
sublimation
process wherby one replaces an unacceptable wish with a course of action that is similar to the wish but does not conflict with one's value system
suppression
voluntary (unlike other defenses) withholding of an idea or feeling from conscious awareness
mnemonic for EGO defenses?
Mature women wear a SASH: sublimation, altruism, suppression, humor
Acting out
unacceptable feelings and thoughts are expressed through actions
dissociation
temporary, drastic change in personality, memory, consciousness, or motor behavior to avoid emotional stress
denial
avoidance of awareness of some painful reality
displacement
process whereby avoided ideas and feelings are transferred to some neutral person or object
fixation
partially remaining at a more childish level of development
identification
modeling behavior after another person who is more powerful (though not necessarily admired)
isolation
separation from feelings from ideas and events
projection
an unacceptable internal impulse is attributed to an external source
rationalization
proclaiming logical reasons for actions actually performed for other reasons, usually to avoid self-blame
reaction formation
process whereby a warded-off idea or feeling is replaced by an (unconsciously derived) emphasis on its opposite.
regression
turning back to the maturational clock and going back to earlier modes of dealing with the world.
repression
involuntary withholding of an idea or feeling from conscious awareness. The basic mechanism underlying all others
splitting
belief that people are either all good or all bad.
altruism
mafia boss makes large donation to charity.
humor
medical student jokes about the boards
sublimation
aggressive impulses used to succeed in business ventures.
suppression
choosing not to think about the USMLE until the week of the exam.
acting out
tantrums
dissociation
extreme form result in multiple personalities
denial
first common reaction to a newly diagnosed terminal illness
displacement
mother yells ast child because she is angry at her husband.
fixation
men focused on sports
identification
abused child becomes an abuser.
isolation
describing murder in graphic detail with no emotional response
projection
da man who wants another woman thinks his wife is cheating on him.
rationalization
saying the job was not important, after getting fired
reaction formation
a patient with libidinous thoughts enters a monastery
regression
return to bedwetting after new sibling is born
splitting
patient says all nurses are good and all doctors are insensitive and cold
suppression
the only voluntary defense
the two types of defense mechanisms
mature and immature
what are the MATURE ego defenses
Sublimation, Altruism, Suppression, Humor
denial
man admitted for CP is medicated for VTach. The next day he jumps out of bed does 50 pushups to show nurses that he's had no MI.
systematic desensitization
woman with anxiety about a gyne exam is told to relax and to imagine going through the steps of the exam.
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