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A student who consistently excels in sports to compensate for feeling inadequate academically is employing which defense mechanism?
A student who consistently excels in sports to compensate for feeling inadequate academically is employing which defense mechanism?
- Sublimation
- Rationalization
- Identification
- Compensation (correct)
After receiving a disappointing diagnosis, a patient insists that the lab results must be wrong and refuses to consider the implications. Which defense mechanism is MOST evident in this scenario?
After receiving a disappointing diagnosis, a patient insists that the lab results must be wrong and refuses to consider the implications. Which defense mechanism is MOST evident in this scenario?
- Dissociation
- Denial (correct)
- Suppression
- Intellectualization
A person who redirects their anger from their boss towards their spouse is utilizing which defense mechanism?
A person who redirects their anger from their boss towards their spouse is utilizing which defense mechanism?
- Regression
- Reaction Formation
- Projection
- Displacement (correct)
An individual who experiences a traumatic event and later reports feeling detached from their body is likely demonstrating which defense mechanism?
An individual who experiences a traumatic event and later reports feeling detached from their body is likely demonstrating which defense mechanism?
A child who reverts to thumb-sucking during times of stress is demonstrating which defense mechanism?
A child who reverts to thumb-sucking during times of stress is demonstrating which defense mechanism?
A person who attributes their own feelings of inadequacy to others is using which defense mechanism?
A person who attributes their own feelings of inadequacy to others is using which defense mechanism?
Which defense mechanism involves unconsciously blocking disturbing thoughts and feelings from awareness?
Which defense mechanism involves unconsciously blocking disturbing thoughts and feelings from awareness?
Channeling unacceptable impulses into socially approved activities is an example of which defense mechanism?
Channeling unacceptable impulses into socially approved activities is an example of which defense mechanism?
A person who consciously avoids thinking about an upcoming medical procedure is using which defense mechanism?
A person who consciously avoids thinking about an upcoming medical procedure is using which defense mechanism?
After yelling at his spouse, a man buys flowers to try to make up for his behavior. Which defense mechanism is he employing?
After yelling at his spouse, a man buys flowers to try to make up for his behavior. Which defense mechanism is he employing?
Flashcards
Compensation
Compensation
Overachievement in one area to offset real or perceived deficiencies.
Denial
Denial
Expression of emotional conflict through physical symptoms.
Displacement
Displacement
Ventilation of intense feelings toward less threatening persons.
Dissociation
Dissociation
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Fixation
Fixation
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Identification
Identification
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Intellectualization
Intellectualization
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Projection
Projection
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Rationalization
Rationalization
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Reaction Formation
Reaction Formation
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Study Notes
- Compensation: Overachieving in one area to counterbalance perceived deficiencies in another.
- Denial: Expressing emotional conflict through the development of a physical symptom, typically sensorimotor.
- Displacement: Venting intense feelings towards less threatening individuals than the one who incited those feelings.
- Dissociation: Managing emotional conflict by temporarily altering consciousness or identity.
- Fixation: Immobilizing a part of the personality due to uncompleted tasks in a developmental stage.
- Identification: Adopting actions and opinions of influential individuals while seeking identity or aiming for a personal, social, or professional objective.
- Intellectualization: Separating emotions from the facts of a painful event, acknowledging the facts but suppressing the emotions.
- Projection: Unconsciously attributing unacceptable inclinations or thoughts to an external object.
- Rationalization: Justifying behavior to evade guilt, responsibility, conflict, anxiety, or loss of self-respect.
- Reaction Formation: Behaving in the opposite manner of one's true thoughts or feelings.
- Regression: Reverting to a previous developmental stage to feel secure or have needs fulfilled.
- Repression: Unconsciously blocking distressing thoughts, impulses, feelings, or memories from conscious awareness.
- Resistance: Exhibiting overt or covert opposition towards recalling or processing anxiety-inducing information.
- Sublimation: Substituting a socially acceptable activity for an unacceptable impulse.
- Substitution: Replacing the desired gratification with one that is more readily available.
- Suppression: Consciously excluding unacceptable thoughts and feelings from awareness.
- Undoing: Displaying acceptable behavior to compensate for or negate unacceptable behavior.
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