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くBack \. NUR 253 Unit 3 assignment Defense Mechanisms.rtf Give a Personal of Each of the Fellowing Defense Mechanisms Denial Sublimation Projection To Do Notifications Inbox

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Answer-denial-it is refusal to acknowledge the reality. For example a mother refused to accept that 7 year old son died in an accident and insists that he will be back for dinner.

Regression - attempt to return to an earlier phase of development to avoid the tensions and conflict of present phase of development. For example -extremely stressed because of the upcoming exams, a medical student goes to park and start playing cricket along with the children.

Repression - it is unconsciously forgetting something, which can't be retrieved later. For example - a young girl who was sexually abused by her father forgets this incidence if sexual abuse.

Sublimation - expression of unacceptable feelings in a socially acceptable manner. For example, a middle aged man with unacceptable sexual desire becomes a painter and starts making nude paintings.

Projection-projecting own unacceptable feeling from others, on to others. For example, a husband with an unacceptable wish of indulging in infidelity, starts a using his wife of indulging in infiedlity.

Suppression-it involves a voluntary decision not to think about an event for sometimes and hence avoid the accompanying emotions. For example, a medical student who is extremely stressed out because of an upcoming exams decided to take a one day break during which he does not think at all about the exam.