Changing the target of an emotion or drive, while the person having the feeling remains the same - 2-Repression :
An idea or feeling is eliminated from consciousness. Most Basic. The content may once have been known, but now inaccessible - 3- isolation of affect :
Reality is accepted but without the expected human emotional response to that reality. Separation of an idea from the affect that accompanies it - 4- Intellecutualization : Affect is stripped away and replaced by an excessive use of intellectual processes. Cognition replaces affect. Intellect in place of emotion - 5- Acting out :
Massive emotional or behavioral outburst to cover up underlying feeling or idea. Strong action or emotion to cover up unacceptable emotions: the real emotion is covered & not expressed - 6- Rationalization :
Rational attempt to explain & justify unacceptable event by acceptable one. Used to relieve guilt & shame - 7-) Reaction formation (unconscious):
Doing the opposite of what is really felt. Love is expressed as hate - 8) Undoing:
Acting out the reverse of unacceptable behavior. Repair or fixes the impulse - 9) Passive -Aggression
Non-performance or poor performance after setting up the expectation of performance. Regarded as passive (indirect) expression of hostility. Feelings of hostility are unconscious, person is unaware. If conscious, it is not a defense. - 10) Dissociation
Separates self from one's experience. 3d-person rather than 1st-person experience. The facts of the events are accepted, but the self is protected from the full impact of the experience