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Devaluation – The individual deals with distress by attributing exaggerated negative qualities to themselves or others.
o Healthy – __________________________________________________________
o Unhealthy – _______________________________________________________ Displacement – Taking out frustrations, feelings, and impulses on people or objects that are less
powerful or less threatening.
o Healthy – __________________________________________________________ o Unhealthy – _______________________________________________________
Projection - The individual deals with distressing emotions or situations by falsely attributing unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts to others.
o Healthy – _________________________________________________________ o Unhealthy – _______________________________________________________
Rationalization - Explaining an unacceptable behavior or feeling in a rational or logical manner, avoiding the true reasons for the behavior.
o Healthy – __________________________________________________________
o Unhealthy – _______________________________________________________ Regression - When confronted by stressful events, individuals sometimes abandon coping
strategies and return to patterns of behavior used earlier in development.
o Healthy – __________________________________________________________ o Unhealthy – _______________________________________________________
