FREUD BELIEVED THAT THE EGO MAKES NUMEROUS UNCONSCIOUS ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE ANXIETY BY DISTORTING PERCEPTIONS OF REALITY. HE CALLED THESE DEFENSE MECHANISMS.

FREUD BELIEVED THAT THESE DEFENSE MECHANISMS: - WERE NORMAL AND UNIVERSAL REACTIONS - COULD LEAD TO COMPULSIVE AND UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS IF CARRIED TO THE EXTREME - OPERATE ON AN UNCONSCIOUS LEVEL - ARE USED TO PROTECT THE EGO FROM ANXIETY - ARE HELPFUL TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND GENERALLY HARMLESS TO SOCIETY

THE FORCING OF ANXIETY-PROVOKING THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS INTO THE UNCONSCIOUS THE ACT OF REINTERPRETING UNDESIRABLE FEELINGS OR BEHAVIORS IN TERMS THAT MAKE THEM SEEM ACCEPTABLE. A girl believes that her boyfriend is physically abusing her because she deserves it Removing a traumatic memory from childhood from your conscious memory

THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXCESSIVE ATTACHMENT TO ANOTHER PERSON, OBJECT OR BEHAVIOR THAT WAS ONLY APPROPRIATE AT AN EARLIER STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT. RETURNING TO AN EARLIER STAGE OF PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT. Sitting in a corner and crying after hearing bad news; throwing a temper tantrum when you don't get your way Biting your nails

ATTRIBUTING YOUR OWN UNDESIRABLE TRAITS TO OTHERS. BEHAVING IN A WAY OPPOSITE TO WHAT YOUR TRUE FEELINGS WOULD DICTATE. When losing an argument, you state "You're just Stupid“ Having a bias against a particular person but then embracing that same person to the extreme.

DIVERTING SEXUAL OR AGGRESSIVE FEELINGS FOR ONE PERSON ONTO ANOTHER PERSON OR THING. THE REFUSAL TO ACCEPT REALITY OR RECOGNIZE THE TRUE SOURCE OF ANXIETY. Denying that your physician's diagnosis of cancer is correct Yelling at your spouse after an argument with your boss