Those are some of Freud's ideas , I know some of his ideas were really controversial , but the following can be observed in everyday's life with a little attention :
Repression : Blocking a threatening idea , memory or emotion from consciousness.
Reaction information : Transforming anxiety-producing thoughts into their opposites in consciousness .
Regression : Returning to more primitive levels of behavior in defense against anxiety or frustration.
Rationalization : Justifying one's behavior or failures by a plausible or socially acceptable reason in place for the real reason .
Denial : Refusing to admit that something unpleasant is happening , or that a taboo emotion is being experienced.
Displacement : Discharging pent-up feelings , usually of hostility , on objects less dangerous than those that initially arouse the emotion .
[the psych files ]