Projection is the unconscious assigning - Sublimation is the channeling of unacceptable impulses - Repression is an unconscious defense mechanism

- Projection is the unconscious assigning of a thought, feeling, or action to someone or something else.

- Sublimation is the channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable behavior.

- Repression is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby unacceptable or painful thoughts, impulses, memories, or feelings are pushed from the consciousness or forgotten.