Defense Mechanisms

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

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ACTINGOUT  188s
AFFILIATION  36se
ALTRUISM  415n
ANTICIPATION  36s
APATHETICWITHDRAWAL  16e
AUTISTICFANTASY  620ne
DELUSIONALPROJECT  172w
DENIAL  110n
DISPLACEMENT  207s
DISSOCIATION  146sw
HELPREJECTINGCOMPL  31e
HUMOR  56se
IDEALIZATION  919e
INTELLECTUALIZATION  1111ne
ISOLATIONOFAFFECT  220e
OMNIPOTENCE  817ne
PASSIVEAGGRESSION  183w
PROJECTION  167sw
PROJECTIVEIDENT  35e
PSYCHOTICDENIAL  119n
RATIONALIZATION  156sw
REACTIONFORMATION  14e
SELFASSERTION  1917w
SELFOBSERVATION  1918w
SPLITTING  197s
SUBLIMATION  218n
SUPPRESSION  177sw
UNDOING  117sw