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Horney's Defense Mechanisms

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Individual Differences (Psychodynamic Approach) Flashcards on Horney's Defense Mechanisms, created by katherine93 on 09/04/2013.

Flashcards by katherine93, updated more than 1 year ago

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Question	Answer
BLIND SPOTS	Painful experiences ignored so unaware of own contradictions
ELUSIVENESS	Always sit on the fence so cannot be criticised
CYNICISM	No expectation = no disappointment
ARBITRARY RIGHTNESS	Believe they are always right
EXCESSIVE SELF CONTROL	Do not express emotions to control conflicts
RATIONALISATION	Plausible but inaccurate excuses for actions
COMPARTMENTALISATION	Separating incompatible beliefs so they do not appear inconsistent

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