Regression in Psychology
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What does regression involve?

  • Consciously blocking thoughts
  • Experiencing pleasure in the mouth
  • Reverting to childlike ways of coping (correct)
  • Channeling unacceptable impulses
  • Which defense mechanism involves unconsciously blocking or suppressing thoughts, memories, or impulses that are too painful to acknowledge?

  • Sublimation
  • Projection
  • Rationalization
  • Repression (correct)
  • During which psychosexual stage is pleasure focused in the mouth?

  • Oral Stage (correct)
  • Anal Stage
  • Phallic Stage
  • Latency Stage
  • How does sublimation differ from repression?

    <p>Repression involves channeling energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which defense mechanism involves channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities?

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

    In what situation might a college student exhibit regression?

    <p>When seeking constant reassurance from parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of personality operates primarily at the conscious and preconscious levels?

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

    Which coping mechanism involves refusing to accept reality or the truth of a situation?

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

    From whom are internalized moral standards such as the superego learned?

    <p>Society and authority figures like parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which psychoanalytic concept involves redirecting emotions or impulses to a less threatening target?

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

    Which aspect of personality represents internalized moral standards?

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

    What is the term for resolving psychological distress by redirecting unacceptable desires into socially acceptable actions?

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

    Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to others?

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

    What is the defense mechanism that involves creating logical or socially acceptable explanations for unacceptable behaviors?

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

    In reaction formation, how do individuals express their feelings or behaviors?

    <p>In an exaggerated manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defense mechanism where individuals push unacceptable thoughts to the unconscious mind?

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

    Which defense mechanism involves expressing socially unacceptable impulses through acceptable channels?

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

    What is the defense mechanism where individuals return to an earlier stage of development when faced with stress?

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

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