Reaction Formation – Converting unacceptable impulses (like anger) into their opposite (such as excessive politeness or rigid morality). Avoiding mistakes and being bad. Protecting a self-image of being right and good. (Type 1)

Mahatma Gandhi, Queen Elizabeth II, Michelle Obama, Martha Stewart, Captain America, Eddard “Ned” Stark (Game of Thrones), Mary Poppins, Hermione Granger (Harry Potter character), Angela Martin (The Office), & more.