Quiz on Defense Mechanisms

Which defense mechanism involves redirecting feelings from a threatening target to a less threatening one?

• Projection

• Rationalization

• Denial

• Displacement

What is the defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts?

• Denial

• Intellectualization

• Compartmentalization

• Regression

Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts to another person?

• Reaction formation

• Projection

• Undoing

• Dissociation

What is the term for a defense mechanism where a person justifies their actions with logical reasons, even if they are not appropriate?

• Intellectualization

• Denial

• Regression

• Rationalization

Which defense mechanism involves a person losing track of time and their sense of self?

• Compartmentalization

• Reaction formation

• Dissociation

• Undoing