Psychology of Defense Mechanisms

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What is the defense mechanism where an individual recognizes their unacceptable traits or impulses in someone else to avoid recognizing those traits or impulses in themselves?

Projection (correct)

Displacement

Rationalization

Regression

What is the defense mechanism where a person becomes angry at their boss but takes it out on their spouse instead?

Regression

Rationalization

Suppression

Displacement (correct)

What is the defense mechanism where a person hugging a teddy bear when they're stressed, like they did when they were a child?

Displacement

Rationalization

Projection

Regression (correct)

What is the defense mechanism where a person tries to forget or not think about painful or unwanted thoughts?

Suppression Signup and view all the answers

What is the defense mechanism where a person makes excuses to make an event or an impulse less threatening?

Rationalization Signup and view all the answers

What is the defense mechanism where a person is abused as a child but deliberately chooses to push it out of their mind?

Suppression Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary requirement for symptoms to occur in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

Symptoms must be present during the majority of menstrual cycles Signup and view all the answers

How many symptoms must be present during the final week before the onset of menses?

At least five symptoms Signup and view all the answers

What is a required symptom of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

Severe mood swings and increased emotional sensitivity Signup and view all the answers

What is the expected outcome after the onset of menses in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

Symptoms improve within a few days Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum number of symptoms required from category 2 and category 3 combined?

Five symptoms Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

Weight loss Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of compartmentalization as a defense mechanism?

To avoid the discomfort of contradiction by mentally separating conflicting thoughts, emotions, or experiences Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of intellectualization as a defense mechanism?

Staying busy with making arrangements to avoid feeling sad Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for taking on the characteristics of someone else to solve an emotional difficulty?

Introjection Signup and view all the answers

According to the Freudian theory, which defense mechanism is involved in the development of the superego?

Introjection Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary concern during the initial stage of group formation?

Determining the structure and rules of the group Signup and view all the answers

What is the essential stage that precedes the working stage of group formation?

Transition stage Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of exposure therapy in treating phobias?

To help people overcome their fears Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of gradual exposure in treating phobias?

To begin with mildly or moderately difficult exposures and progress to harder ones Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for exposure therapy that combines relaxation exercises with exposure to feared objects, activities or situations?

Systematic Desensitization Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for directly facing a feared object, situation or activity in real life in exposure therapy?

In vivo exposure Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for deliberately bringing on physical sensations that are harmless yet feared in exposure therapy?

Interoceptive exposure Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying theory behind flooding in exposure therapy?

Behaviorism Signup and view all the answers

What does a high level of SEM indicate about score accuracy?

Low levels of score accuracy Signup and view all the answers

What does a correlation coefficient of 0 indicate?

No correlation between the variables Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary limitation of correlation analysis?

It cannot establish cause and effect relationships Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)?

To compare the means of three or more groups Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between positive and negative correlation?

Positive correlation indicates that values change in the same direction, while negative correlation indicates that values change in opposite directions Signup and view all the answers

What does a low level of SEM indicate about the sample mean?

It is a precise representation of the true population mean Signup and view all the answers

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What is the defense mechanism where an individual recognizes their unacceptable traits or impulses in someone else to avoid recognizing those traits or impulses in themselves?

What is the defense mechanism where a person becomes angry at their boss but takes it out on their spouse instead?

What is the defense mechanism where a person hugging a teddy bear when they're stressed, like they did when they were a child?

What is the defense mechanism where a person tries to forget or not think about painful or unwanted thoughts?

What is the defense mechanism where a person makes excuses to make an event or an impulse less threatening?

What is the defense mechanism where a person is abused as a child but deliberately chooses to push it out of their mind?

What is the primary requirement for symptoms to occur in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

How many symptoms must be present during the final week before the onset of menses?

What is a required symptom of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

What is the expected outcome after the onset of menses in Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

What is the minimum number of symptoms required from category 2 and category 3 combined?

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?

What is the primary function of compartmentalization as a defense mechanism?

What is an example of intellectualization as a defense mechanism?

What is the term for taking on the characteristics of someone else to solve an emotional difficulty?

According to the Freudian theory, which defense mechanism is involved in the development of the superego?

What is the primary concern during the initial stage of group formation?

What is the essential stage that precedes the working stage of group formation?

What is the purpose of exposure therapy in treating phobias?

What is the primary goal of gradual exposure in treating phobias?

What is the term for exposure therapy that combines relaxation exercises with exposure to feared objects, activities or situations?

What is the term for directly facing a feared object, situation or activity in real life in exposure therapy?

What is the term for deliberately bringing on physical sensations that are harmless yet feared in exposure therapy?

What is the underlying theory behind flooding in exposure therapy?

What does a high level of SEM indicate about score accuracy?

What does a correlation coefficient of 0 indicate?

What is the primary limitation of correlation analysis?

What is the purpose of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)?

What is the difference between positive and negative correlation?

What does a low level of SEM indicate about the sample mean?

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