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41. In order to protect herself from experiencing anxiety, Nancy attributing : 1252737
41. In order to protect herself from experiencing anxiety, Nancy is attributing her own unacceptable aggressive impulses to another individual. Nancy is using a(n):
A. self-actualization principle.
B. fixation process.
C. defense mechanism.
D. preconscious process.
42. Probably the most primary of the defense mechanisms is that of:
A. denial.
B. repression.
C. projection.
D. sublimation.
43. _____ is the primary defense mechanism in which unacceptable or unpleasant id impulses are pushed back into the unconscious.
A. Denial
B. Repression
C. Projection
D. Sublimation
44. The study of defense mechanisms is associated not only with Sigmund Freud but also with:
A. Bertha Pappenheim.
B. Alfred Adler.
C. David Buss.
D. Anna Freud.
45. When regression is used as a defense mechanism people:
A. divert unwanted impulses into socially approved thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.
B. behave as if they were at an earlier stage of development.
C. provide self-justifying explanations in place of the actual, but threatening, reason for their behavior.
D. attribute unwanted impulses and feelings to someone else.
46. In order to protect herself from unconscious anxiety, Susie convinces herself that she hates action movies, whereas on an unconscious level she actually loves them. This illustrates the defense mechanism known as:
A. repression.
B. reaction formation.
C. projection.
D. rationalization.
47. Which defense mechanism is CORRECTLY matched with a definition?
A. Displacement – an unwanted feeling is redirected from a threatening individual to a less threatening one
B. Reaction formation – unacceptable impulses are channeled into socially acceptable activities
C. Projection – unacceptable impulses are expressed as their opposites
D. Sublimation – unacceptable impulses are attributed to another person
48. Read the following: (1) Liz has become more responsive to her partner’s advances since a real “hottie” moved in next door; (2) unable to accept his desire for other young men, 15-year-old Juan pours himself into his studies; (3) Shauntel tells people that her coworker Mary dislikes her; if she were honest, though, Shauntel would realize that it is actually she who dislikes Mary; (4) “Ben’s nasty; he’s disgusting,” says Renee; really, Renee secretly finds Ben sexy. Which individual is CORRECTLY matched with the defense mechanism he or she is using?
A. Liz—projection
B. Juan—sublimation
C. Shauntel—repression
D. Renee—displacement
49. Which of the following defense mechanisms is used when people provide self-justifying explanations in place of the actual, but threatening, reason for their behavior?
A. Rationalization
B. Reaction formation
C. Projection
D. Sublimation
50. Which of the following Freudian notions appears to have been supported in current research?
A. Unconscious processes contribute to dreams and implicit memory.
B. Much of our behavior reflects an attempt to guard against unacceptable sexual and aggressive impulses.
C. Adult personality reflects fixation at particular childhood psychosexual development.
D. None of these ideas have received much empirical support.
