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* [[Regression]]: returning to a previous stage of development. Reverting to an earlier stage of development in the face of unacceptable impulses or emotional pain.  
* [[Regression]]: returning to a previous stage of development. Reverting to an earlier stage of development in the face of unacceptable impulses or emotional pain.  


* [[Repression]]: pushing thoughts into the unconscious through setting up walls and preventing painful or dangerous thoughts from entering the conscious mind. Sublimation: acting out unacceptable impulses and destructive behaviors (such as addictions) in a socially acceptable way.  
* [[Repression]]: pushing thoughts into the unconscious through setting up walls and preventing painful or dangerous thoughts from entering the conscious mind.  
 
*[[Sublimation]]: acting out unacceptable impulses and destructive behaviors (such as addictions) in a socially acceptable way.  


* [[Sarcastic Humor]]: refocusing attention or inquiry on the comical side of the situation to relieve negative tension; similar to comic relief. Sometimes sarcasm is used to appear as humor when it is meant to belittle a person or being used as a put down to refuse to deal with the facts at hand.  
* [[Sarcastic Humor]]: refocusing attention or inquiry on the comical side of the situation to relieve negative tension; similar to comic relief. Sometimes sarcasm is used to appear as humor when it is meant to belittle a person or being used as a put down to refuse to deal with the facts at hand.