Types of defense mechanisms?

1. Denial: Refusing to acknowledge or accept a painful reality or truth.
2. Repression: Unconsciously blocking out or pushing away thoughts, feelings, or memories that are too difficult to deal with.
3. Projection: Attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or impulses to someone else.
4. Rationalization: Creating logical or socially acceptable explanations for one's behavior or feelings.
5. Displacement: Redirecting emotions or impulses from their original source to a less threatening target.
6. Regression: Reverting to an earlier stage of development in response to stress or anxiety.
7. Sublimation: Channeling unacceptable impulses or emotions into socially acceptable activities or behaviors.
8. Intellectualization: Overemphasizing rational thinking and logic to avoid dealing with emotions.
9. Reaction formation: Expressing the opposite of one's true feelings or impulses.
10. Undoing: Engaging in behavior to make up for or undo a previous unacceptable action.