Defense mechanisms that are always healthy - Answeraltruism and sublimation
altruism - AnswerDealing with anxiety by reaching out to others
sublimation - Answerdealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substituting
acceptable forms of expression
suppression - AnswerVoluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings
repression - Answerunconsciously pushing unwanted memories out of awareness
regression - Answersudden use of childlike primitive behaviors that do not correlate with the persons
current developmental level
displacement - Answershifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less
threatening object, person, or situation
reaction formation - Answerunacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled or kept out of
awareness by overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt
undoing - AnswerPerforming an act to make up for prior behavior (most commonly seen in children)
rationalization - Answercreating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior
dissociation - Answerdisruption in consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of the environment
that results in compartmentalizing uncomfortable or unpleasant aspects of oneself
, denial - Answerpretending the truth is not reality to manage the anxiety of acknowledging what is real
compensation - AnswerEmphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses
identification - Answerconscious or unconscious assumption of the characteristics of another
individual or group
intellectualization - Answerseparation of emotions and logical facts when analyzing or coping with a
situation or event
conversion - AnswerResponding to stress through the unconscious development of physical
manifestations not caused by a physical illness
splitting - Answerdemonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or
others
projection - AnswerAttributing one's own thoughts, feelings, or motives to another.
beneficence - AnswerThe quality of doing good, described as charity
autonomy - Answerthe client's right to make their own decisions. However, the client must accept the
consequence of those decisions. The client must also respect the decisions of others
Justice - Answerfair and equal treatment for all
fidelity - Answerloyalty and faithfulness to the client and to one's duty