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Defense Mechanisms

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Halter, M. J. & Varcarolis, E. M. (2022). Stress responses and stress management. In M. J. Halter (Eds.), Foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing (pp. 154-167). Elsevier.
Holman, H. C., Williams, D., Sommer, S., Johnson, J., Ball, B. S., McMichael, M. G., & Assessment Technologies Institute (Contributors). (2019). RN mental health nursing: Review module (11th ed.). Assessment Technologies Institute.

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References Halter, M. J. & Varcarolis, E. M. (2022). Stress responses and stress management. In M. J. Halter (Eds.), Foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing (pp. 154-167). Elsevier. Holman, H. C., Williams, D., Sommer, S., Johnson, J., Ball, B. S., McMichael, M. G., & Assessment Technologies Institute (Contributors). (2019). RN mental health nursing: Review module (11th ed.). Assessment Technologies Institute.

by Kristin A-Cronin
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Separation from emotions and logical facts when analyzing or coping with a situation or event

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Creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior

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The conscious or unconscious assumption of the characteristics of another individual or group

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Shifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation

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Emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses

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A disruption in consciousness, memory, identity or perception of the environment that causes compartmentalization of uncomfortable or unpleasant views of themselves

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Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings

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Attributing unacceptable thoughts and feeling onto another person who doesn’t have them

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The sudden use of childlike or primitive behaviors that do not correlate with the person’s current developmental level

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Responding to stress through the unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by a physical illness

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Demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of oneself or others into a cohesive image

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Unacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled or kept out of awareness by overcompensating or demonstrating; overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior than what is actually felt

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Unconsciously putting acceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of awareness

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Performing an act to make up for prior behavior

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Pretending the truth is not reality to manage unpleasant anxiety-causing thoughts or feelings

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