DM + SH

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Reverting back to immature behavior from an earlier stage of development

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Regression

Front

Acting in exactly the opposite way to one’s unacceptable impulses

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Reaction Formation

Front

Soldiers exposed to traumatic experiences in concentration camps during wartime sometimes had amnesia and were unable to recall any part of their ordeal. What is this phenomenon called?

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Repression

Front

What defense mechanism is Mike exhibiting when he seeks his dad's help for social or emotional problems despite trying to appear strong and independent? Options: Rationalization, Sublimation, Regression, Repression

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Regression

Front

What psychological defense mechanism is demonstrated when Lucas pretends to be friends with his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend despite hating him?

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reaction formation

Front

This situation is a good example of which defense mechanism? "Stomping your feet and slamming your bedroom door after you and your parents get into a fight."

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Regression

Front

Mrs. Brown often accuses other women of talking too much and spreading rumors. It is rather obvious to those who know her that she is revealing her own inclinations in that area.

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projection

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What defense mechanism is Mrs. James's husband using when he is grumpy and irritable after not receiving a promotion? Options: Projection, Denial, Displacement, Rationalization

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Displacement

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A psychological defense mechanism, in which the person refuses to consciously remember a threatening or unacceptable event, instead pushing those events into the unconscious mind, is called _____

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repression

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The defense mechanism in which self-justifying explanations replace the real, unconscious reasons for actions is

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rationalization.