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Which defense mechanism involves redirecting pent-up emotions towards a less threatening target?
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?
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?
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?
What is the defense mechanism that involves withdrawing from a situation to protect oneself from emotional hurt?
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Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unethical desires to others?
Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unethical desires to others?
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What is the defense mechanism that involves cutting off emotions from a situation to avoid feeling?
What is the defense mechanism that involves cutting off emotions from a situation to avoid feeling?
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