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What is the primary characteristic of the defense mechanism of intellectualization?
What is the primary characteristic of the defense mechanism of intellectualization?
- Use of emotional responses to assess situations
- Relating primarily to logical explanations rather than feelings (correct)
- Overemphasis on emotional experiences in reasoning
- Focusing on personal feelings to make decisions
Which scenario exemplifies the defense mechanism of reaction formation?
Which scenario exemplifies the defense mechanism of reaction formation?
- A student excessively studying to avoid anxiety
- A person expressing enthusiasm about a situation they dislike (correct)
- An employee overworking after receiving criticism
- An individual laughing inappropriately after a sad event
What defines mature defense mechanisms compared to neurotic defense mechanisms?
What defines mature defense mechanisms compared to neurotic defense mechanisms?
- They are more adaptive and constructive in handling stress (correct)
- They are inherently harmful to emotional well-being
- They result in immediate gratification of impulses
- They avoid confrontation with underlying feelings
Which behavior most closely represents the isolation of affect defense mechanism?
Which behavior most closely represents the isolation of affect defense mechanism?
Which of the following best describes rationalization as a defense mechanism?
Which of the following best describes rationalization as a defense mechanism?
What is a common purpose of using isolation of affect in coping with stress?
What is a common purpose of using isolation of affect in coping with stress?
Which situation demonstrates the use of reaction formation effectively?
Which situation demonstrates the use of reaction formation effectively?
How does rationalization differ from intellectualization?
How does rationalization differ from intellectualization?
What best describes the defense mechanism known as 'Isolation of Affect'?
What best describes the defense mechanism known as 'Isolation of Affect'?
Which of the following is an example of Rationalization as a defense mechanism?
Which of the following is an example of Rationalization as a defense mechanism?
What characterizes Reaction Formation as a defense mechanism?
What characterizes Reaction Formation as a defense mechanism?
How do Mature Defense Mechanisms differ from Neurotic Defense Mechanisms?
How do Mature Defense Mechanisms differ from Neurotic Defense Mechanisms?
Which statement reflects a common consequence of using Isolation of Affect?
Which statement reflects a common consequence of using Isolation of Affect?
What is a typical behavior demonstrating Reaction Formation?
What is a typical behavior demonstrating Reaction Formation?
Which strategy is considered a hallmark of a Mature Defense Mechanism?
Which strategy is considered a hallmark of a Mature Defense Mechanism?
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates Isolation of Affect?
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates Isolation of Affect?
What best describes intellectualization as a neurotic defense mechanism?
What best describes intellectualization as a neurotic defense mechanism?
Which of the following is an example of reaction formation?
Which of the following is an example of reaction formation?
Which defense mechanism is characterized by a socially acceptable way of expressing negative emotions?
Which defense mechanism is characterized by a socially acceptable way of expressing negative emotions?
What does isolation of affect refer to in neurotic defense mechanisms?
What does isolation of affect refer to in neurotic defense mechanisms?
In what way does rationalization function as a defense mechanism?
In what way does rationalization function as a defense mechanism?
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates externalization?
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates externalization?
How does rationalization differ from intellectualization?
How does rationalization differ from intellectualization?
Which neurotic defense mechanism involves adopting attitudes or emotions opposite to one’s actual feelings?
Which neurotic defense mechanism involves adopting attitudes or emotions opposite to one’s actual feelings?
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Neurotic Defense Mechanisms
- Redirection involves shifting emotions or impulses towards less threatening targets, such as a neutral person or object.
- Example: A worker, frustrated by his boss, criticizes his wife's cooking instead of confronting his boss.
- Dissociation is mentally separating oneself from reality or others to cope with emotional stress.
- Example: A survivor of sexual abuse becomes numb and detached when seeing the abuser.
- Dissociation can manifest as sudden changes in personality, memory, consciousness, or behavior.
- Depersonalization is a feeling of detachment from oneself, as if observing one's experiences from afar.
- Derealization is characterized by a sense of unreality or detachment from one's surroundings.
- Sexualization involves attributing sexual significance to objects, people, or functions.
- Example: A woman judges her partner solely based on their sexual appeal, ignoring other qualities.
- It can also involve developing fetishes.
- Intellectualization involves using logic and facts to emotionally distance oneself from a stressful situation.
- Example: A doctor diagnosed with cancer analyzes the disease's pathophysiology.
- Isolation of Affect is the detachment of emotions from a stressful event, despite logically understanding its significance.
- Example: A young man recalls a traumatic event without showing any emotional response.
- Rationalization involves distorting one's perception of an event to make the negative outcome seem reasonable.
- Example: Robin Hood justifies stealing from the rich by claiming it's necessary for the greater good.
- Reaction Formation, also known as "unconscious hypocrisy," involves behaving in a way opposite to one's true feelings or desires.
- Example: A homosexual individual criticizes same-sex couples.
- Controlling involves attempting to manage or regulate an environment (objects or people) to reduce anxiety.
- Example: A mother only allows her child to attend a party if she can control who else is invited.
- Externalization, similar to projection, involves perceiving one's own personality traits in the external world.
- Example: A man believes his partner is aggressive, while perceiving himself as peaceful, despite being the aggressor.
- Externalization is seen as a broader concept than projection.
- Repression is an unconscious process of pushing unwanted thoughts, feelings, or memories out of awareness.
- Inhibition involves controlling impulses or emotions by consciously holding them back.
- Displacement is shifting emotional reactions from one target to another.
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