Question

match the defense mechanism with the characteristic. make up for a deficit 1. compensation attributing ones own thoughts to another person 2. denial redirecting socially unacceptable impulses 3. displacement shifting the emotion from one thing to another 4. projection 5. sublimation refusal to acknowledge

Explanation:

Compensation is making up for a deficit. Projection is attributing one's own thoughts to another person. Sublimation is redirecting socially unacceptable impulses. Displacement is shifting the emotion from one thing to another. Denial is refusal to acknowledge.

Answer:

Make up for a deficit - 1. Compensation
Attributing ones own thoughts to another person - 4. Projection
Redirecting socially unacceptable impulses - 5. Sublimation
Shifting the emotion from one thing to another - 3. Displacement
Refusal to acknowledge - 2. Denial