Personality

This personality type tries  to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality.

• Selfie
• Id
• Superego
• Ego

In line at the salad bar, Amy was so hungry that she shoved a handful of croutons in her mouth as she waited for the line to move. This is an example of what?

• Freud
• Id
• Superego
• Ego

Sarah knew that she could steal the supplies from work and no one would know about it. However, she knew that stealing was wrong, so she decided not to take anything even though she would probably never get caught.
What is this an example of?

• Superego
• Ego
• Dishonesty
• Id

Thinking someone is angry at you when its actually you who you are angry at is called

• Repression

• Regression

• Projection

• Reaction Formation

Sheila yells at her little sister when she is actually angry with her mom. This defense mechanism is called?

• Projection

• Displacement

• Reaction formation

• repression

Taking your feelings out on someone or something else when unable to express those feelings on the one who is causing them.

• projection

• denial

• regression

• displacement

When feeling guilty about an unacceptable feeling or urge acting the opposite of how you feel.

• displacement

• denial

• regression

• reaction formation.

Redirecting a forbidden desire or thought into a socially acceptable one.

• Sublimation

• denial

• repression

• regression

11. Going back to an earlier and/or less

mature pattern of behavior.

• repression

• regression

• rationalization

• reaction formation

Making up acceptable excuses for behaviors that make us feel anxious.

• repression

• regression

• rationalization

• reaction formation