Defense Mechanisms

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

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ACTINGOUT  1019nw
AFFILIATION  199sw
ALTRUISM  93sw
ANTICIPATION  38se
APATHETICWITHDRAWAL  21se
AUTISTICFANTASY  1918n
DELUSIONALPROJECT  1718nw
DENIAL  1520e
DEVALUATION  212ne
DISPLACEMENT  188sw
DISSOCIATION  214ne
HELPREJECTINGCOMPL  120n
HUMOR  1020ne
IDEALIZATION  1320nw
INTELLECTUALIZATION  1111sw
ISOLATIONOFAFFECT  202w
PASSIVEAGGRESSION  14se
PROJECTIVEIDENT  117ne
PSYCHOTICDENIAL  620e
RATIONALIZATION  11e
REACTIONFORMATION  317ne
SELFASSERTION  195sw
SELFOBSERVATION  2018n
SPLITTING  1811nw
SUBLIMATION  1914nw
SUPPRESSION  1714nw
UNDOING  213se