
repression: preventing anxiety-producing thoughts/painful feelins from entering the consciousness
projection: transferring your own unacceptable thoughts/motives/qualities to others
denial: protecting yourself from anxiety-producing information by refusing to acknowledge it
reaction formation: thinking/behaving in a way that is opposite to your own unacceptable thoughts/feelings
displacement: redirecting anger and other impulses towards a less-threatening person/object
rationalisation: justifying your actions by using socially acceptable explanations
regression: retreating from a threatening situation by reverting to a pattern of behaviour characteristic of an earlier stage of development