If a person refuses to believe or accept an unpleasant reality, is considered as what type of defense mechanisms?

Mary has an argument with her boss, but remains calm while at work. When she gets home that evening, she yells at her spouse and children. What type of defense mechanism is Mary displaying?

Greg learns that he has cancer. He begins to learn everything he can about the illness, reading books, journal articles, and the latest experimental research. Greg’s response to his diagnoses is what type of defense mechanism?

Bill’s friend and family believe that he has a drinking problem. When Bill is confronted by his loved ones, he claims that his drinking is not problematic. What type of defense mechanism is Bill’s response?

In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism that involves banishing threatening thoughts, feelings and memories into the unconscious mind is known as

An action or words designed to cancel some disapproved thoughts, impulses, or acts in which the person relieves guilt by making reparation.

A disorder characterized by severely impaired cognitive processes, personality disintegration, mood disturbances, and social withdrawal. this is characterized by loss of contact with reality, marked disturbances of thought and perception, and bizarre behavior, at some phase delusions or hallucinations almost always occur.

These are false beliefs that are firmly and consistently held despite disconfirming evidence or logic.

A type of delusions in which individuals may believe that other people, animals, or objects are trying to influence or take control of them.

A type of delusions in which   individuals may believe that others are plotting against, mistreating, or even trying to kill them.

A type of delusions in which individuals may believe they are someone famous or powerful (from the present or the past.

A type of delusions in which Individuals may believe they are the center of attention or that all happenings revolve around them.

A negative symptom of schizophrenia in which a person reduced display of emotion involving facial expressions, voice intonation, or gestures in situations in which emotional reactions are expected.

An inability to initiate or persist in goal-directed behavior.

A person reduced ability to experience pleasure from positive events.

A kinds of schizophrenia in which an individual has no motivation or interest in everyday life.

The subject may be almost immobile or exhibit agitated purposeless movement, he is extremely withdrawn, negative, isolated, and has obvious psychomotor disturbances.

He is very suspicious of others, has great schemes of persecution at the root of the behavior, has hallucinations and delusions which are also the symptoms of this type of schizophrenia and displays the psychotic symptoms.

The person is incoherent verbally and to his/her feeling, expressing emotions that are not appropriate to the situation.

The way people react to frustration is sometimes known as ________________?

It refers to the consequence of the failure of an organism to respond appropriately to emotional or physical threats, whether actual or imagined.

This means good stress, stress that is healthy or gives one’s feeling of fulfillment or other positive feelings. It is a process of exploring potential gains. Stress that enhances function (physical or mental) such as through strength training or challenging work.

This kind of conflict disrupts, hinders job performance, and upsets personal psychological functioning.

It is a stressful condition that occurs when a person must choose between incompatible or contradictory alternatives

It refers to the unpleasant feelings that results from the blocking of motive satisfaction, a negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented from reaching a goal.

It refers to feelings affective responses as a result of physiological arousal, thoughts and beliefs, subjective evaluation and bodily expression.

A mood state characterized by sadness or despair, feelings of worthlessness, and withdrawal from others:

It occurs when two or more people oppose each other in social interaction, each exerts social power with reciprocity in an effort to achieve incompatible goals whilst preventing the other from attaining their own.

These are the sum total of ways in which people deal with minor to major stress and trauma. Some of these processes are unconscious, others are learned behavior, and still, others are skills that individuals consciously master in order to reduce stress, or other intense emotions like depression

The impulse to drink liquor

The impulse to a mass great fame or power

The impulse to steal

the impulse to set things on fire

It is also called Anankastic Personality Disorder, they are so focused on order and perfection that their lack of flexibility interferes with productivity and efficiency. They can also be workaholics, preferring the control of working alone, as they are afraid that work completed by others will not be done correctly.

. This mental illness interferes with an individual’s ability to regulate emotion. They are highly sensitive to rejection, and fear of abandonment may result in frantic efforts to avoid being left alone, such as suicide threats and attempts

Is characterized primarily by grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy. They tend to be extremely self-absorbed, intolerant of others’ perspectives, insensitive to others’ needs, and indifferent to the effect of their own egocentric behavior.

It is a set of fixed delusional beliefs that are accompanied by clear and orderly thinking outside the delusion system. It has been described as “vigilant suspicious, distrustful, insecure, and chronically anxious”.

This is characterized by the inability to form social relationship and lack of interest in doing so. The person seems to express their feelings, they lack social skills. They are the so-called “loners”

They are often hypersensitive to rejection and unwilling to take social risks. They display a high level of social discomfort, timidity, fear of criticism, avoidance of activities that involve interpersonal contact

Individuals may believe that someone or something is removing thoughts from their minds.

It is typically inferred from the individual's speech. The individual may switch from one topic to another.

It is an irresistible tendency to perform an act or ritual, which an individual feels compelled to carry out although it is recognized as irrational, a person must perform an act and give in to urge in order to reduce the tension.

The impulse to count everything

The impulse to take one’s life

. A person deals with emotional conflict or stress by splitting off or repressing some part of their personality or consciousness from their awareness.

The Use of thinking to avoid experiencing emotions that are unpleasant.

A form of identification that allows for the acceptance of others’ norms and values into oneself, even when contrary to one’s previous assumptions.

Adopting behavior or feelings that are exactly the opposite of one's true emotions.

Refers to feeling affective responses as a result of physiological arousal, thoughts, and beliefs, subjective evaluation, and bodily expression.  It is a state characterized by facial expressions, gestures, postures, and subjective feelings.

It is called negative stress, Persistent stress that is not resolved through coping or adaptation, deemed distress, may lead to anxiety or withdrawal (depression) behavior.