Defense Mechanisms

ACTINGOUT
AFFILIATION
ALTRUISM
ANTICIPATION
APATHETICWITHDRAWAL
AUTISTICFANTASY
DELUSIONALPROJECT
DENIAL
DEVALUATION
DISPLACEMENT
DISSOCIATION
HELPREJECTINGCOMPL
HUMOR
IDEALIZATION
INTELLECTUALIZATION
ISOLATIONOFAFFECT
PASSIVEAGGRESSION
PROJECTION
PROJECTIVEIDENT
PSYCHOTICDENIAL
RATIONALIZATION
REACTIONFORMATION
REPRESSION
SELFASSERTION
SELFOBSERVATION
SUBLIMATION
SUPPRESSION
UNDOING

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ACTINGOUT  37se
AFFILIATION  145sw
ALTRUISM  1810nw
ANTICIPATION  152sw
APATHETICWITHDRAWAL  21e
AUTISTICFANTASY  32e
DELUSIONALPROJECT  192sw
DENIAL  1518e
DEVALUATION  206s
DISPLACEMENT  1614nw
DISSOCIATION  1617w
HELPREJECTINGCOMPL  203sw
HUMOR  85sw
IDEALIZATION  916ne
INTELLECTUALIZATION  1111se
ISOLATIONOFAFFECT  22s
PASSIVEAGGRESSION  419e
PROJECTION  411ne
PROJECTIVEIDENT  420e
PSYCHOTICDENIAL  618e
RATIONALIZATION  120n
REACTIONFORMATION  416e
REPRESSION  198s
SELFASSERTION  1315nw
SELFOBSERVATION  317n
SUBLIMATION  1814nw
SUPPRESSION  1913nw
UNDOING  189sw