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Types of Defense Mechanisms

Types of defense mechanisms include: Denial

  • Isolation

  • Repression

  • Reaction Formation

  • Regression

  • Projection

  • Displacement

  • Avoidance

  • Undoing

  • Introjection

  • Suppression

  • Compensation

  • Identification

  • Splitting

  • Conversion

  • Dissociation

  • Humor

  • Sublimation

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