I hope i can cope

Sublimation

Danny got into a lot of arguments, shoe decided to join the debate team

Reaction Formation

Debbie feels guilty for stealing some jewelry. She shows the jewelry to her friends and brags about how she got it

Identification

Denise likes a certain rock group so she dresses and talks like they do

Displacement

Heather was furious with her sister, so she screamed at the family dog to get away from her

Projection

Jarred was fired from his summer job because he was always late. He said it was his moms fault for not waking him up on time

Regression

Kati didn't get her way. She stomped up the steps, and cried

Daydreaming

Kristin imagined herself scoring the winning goal in the state championship soccer game

Denial

Mrs. Smith's husband died 3 months ago. She still sets his place at the dinner table

Compensation

Rob got a terrible report card. He became the best basketball player on his team

Rationalization

Tony stole 5 packs of baseball cards at the card show. He figured it didn't matter because the vender had thousands of packs