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Match Each Definition with the Appropriate Term

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Match each definition with the appropriate term.
-a mental category that groups objects, relations, activities, abstractions, or qualities having common properties


Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from conscious awareness.

Reaction Formation

Reaction formation is a defensive process wherein unacceptable emotions or impulses are turned into their opposites to avoid conscious recognition.

Sublimation

A psychological defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Projecting

A defense mechanism where one attributes one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.

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