DEFENSE	DEFINITION	EXAMPLE 1	EXAMPLE 2
Repression	Restrict threatening information to the unconscious	Not being able to remember the name of the person you dislike
Denial	Not acknowledging threatening material	Denying to yourself and others that you dislike a particular person
Intellectualization	Focusing on technical aspects rather than emotions	List off the mannerisms and transgressions of someone you dislike
Projection	Perceiving negative aspects of self in others	Start believing that the other person dislikes or wants to harm you
Reaction Formation	Negating an impulse by exaggerating its opposite	Being really, really nice and generous to somebody you dislike
Rationalization	Concocting a good reason for behaving badly	Talk bad about the person you dislike so that “others aren't taken advantage of by that person”
Displacement	Expressing and unacceptable impulse toward a safe target	Spend time at martial arts class pretending your sparring partner is the person you dislike
Sublimation	Transforming unacceptable impulses into valued products	Writing intense poetry or painting an intense picture expressing your dislike