Defense Mechanisms in Psychology
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Which defense mechanism involves redirecting pent-up emotions towards a less threatening target?

  • Rationalization
  • Projection
  • Displacement (correct)
  • Reaction Formation
  • What is the defense mechanism that involves creating excuses to justify one's behavior?

  • Identification
  • Rationalization (correct)
  • Projection
  • Denial of Reality
  • Which defense mechanism involves taking an opposite stance to unacceptable impulses to prevent submission?

  • Sublimation
  • Displacement
  • Regression
  • Reaction Formation (correct)
  • What is the defense mechanism that involves withdrawing from a situation to protect oneself from emotional hurt?

    <p>Emotional Insulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unethical desires to others?

    <p>Projection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defense mechanism that involves cutting off emotions from a situation to avoid feeling?

    <p>Isolation/Intellectualization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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