BSN 3-A
Jannalyn P. Cama
Right Wing
1. Amelia fails to acknowledge her partner's feelings in an argument. Amelia believes
she is a very empathetic person, and she thinks she is very responsive to her partner's
feelings
Defense Mechanism: Denial
Reason: Because Amelia believes she is empathetic while ignoring her partner's
feelings.
2. Aldan experiences intense rage and hatred toward his mother; however, he cannot
act on these impulses. Instead, he displaces his feelings about his mother anto his
younger sister whom he associates with her.
Defense Mechanism: Displacement
Reason: Because Aldan redirects his rage toward his sister instead of confronting his
mother.
3. Jacob cannot remember certain painful memories as a child, instead he displays
anxious behaviors toward other items that he associates with these original painful
memories.
Defense Mechanism: Repression
Reason: Jacob cannot recall certain painful memories, displaying anxiety towards
related triggers.
4. An older sibling refuses to admit that their actions created problems for the younger
sibling. Instead of acknowledging the facts, the older sibling denies what happened.
Defense Mechanism: Denial
Reason: Because the older sibling refuses to acknowledge their role in the younger
sibling's problems.
5. Sonia feeling socially isolated may imitate the speech, dress, and mannerisms of a
popular celebrity to feel more accepted.
Defense Mechanism: Identification
Reason: Sonia mimics a celebrity to cope with her feelings of isolation.
6. A spouse has been cheating may cause someone to display childlike behaviors such
as temper tantrums and emotional outbursts
Defense Mechanism: Regression
Reason: The spouse exhibits childlike behaviors in response to the stress from
cheating.
7. Pedro who feels guilty about having a negative thought about her spouse buy her an
expensive gift to alleviate his guilt.
Defense Mechanism: Rationalization
Reason: Because Pedro buys an expensive gift to alleviate guilt over negative thoughts
about his spouse.
8. The writer that feels violent impulses may tum those inclinations into well-written
murder mysteries.
Defense Mechanism: Sublimation
Reason: The writer channels violent impulses into murder mysteries.
9. Maita receives a worrying medical diagnosis choose to focus on work, hobbies, or
family instead of dwelling on her health concerns
Defense Mechanism: Suppression
Reason: Maita focuses on other activities to avoid dwelling on her health concerns.
10. When feeling very depressed a person may suddenly start to act giddy or laugh at
Inappropriate jokes.
Defense Mechanism: Reaction Formation
Reason: Because the person acts giddy despite feeling depressed, masking their true
emotions.
11. Ruben feels unfulfilled in his career and may spend hours daydreaming about a
perfect job, where they are highly successful and respected.
Defense Mechanism: Fantasy
Reason: Because Ruben daydreams about an ideal job to escape his career
dissatisfaction.
12. Brent feels insecure as a male may try to excel in sports or act as if he is extremely
confident in order to hide his insecurities.
Defense Mechanism: Compensation
Reason: Because Brent excels in sports to compensate his insecurities as a male.
13. Ana experiences high levels of stress, develops headaches, stomachaches.
Defense Mechanism: Somatization
Reason: Ana's stress manifests as physical symptoms like headaches and
stomachaches.
14. Grace a victim of a violent crime, yet denying that the incident occurred.
Defense Mechanism: Denial
Reason: Grace’s response to the experienced violent crime involves rejecting the reality
of the incident.
15. Losing a close family member and staying busy with making the necessary
arrangements instead of feeling sad.
Defense Mechanism: Suppression
Reason: The individual stays busy with arrangements instead of processing grief after a
loss.
16. Being denied a loan for your dream house, then saying it's a good thing because the
house was too big anyway.
Defense Mechanism: Rationalization
Reason: They downplay the loan denial by claiming the house was too big anyway.
17. Hugging a teddy bear when you're stressed, like you did when you were a child.
Defense Mechanism: Regression
Reason: Because hugging a teddy bear reflects a return to childlike comfort during
stress.
18.Sally was sad about a recent breakup, but acting happy about it.
Defense Mechanism: Reaction Formation
Reason: Sally pretends to be happy after a breakup despite feeling sad.
19. Ramon was very depressed he suddenly start to act giddy and laugh at
inappropriate jokes.
Defense Mechanism: Reaction Formation
Reason: Ramon displays giddiness as a disguise for his depression.
20. a person who experienced childhood abuse may not be able to recall specific details
or events from that time.
Defense Mechanism: Repression
Reason: Because the person cannot recall specific details from childhood abuse
experiences.
