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Name: _ ill: A<br />

41. Whenever Wanda is denied anything by her husband, she pouts and gives him the silent treatment. This<br />

immature way of dealing with reality can be referred to as<br />

a. regression<br />

b. reaction formation<br />

c. displacement<br />

d. projection<br />

42. John worries about his tendency toward abusing animals, so he joins the Association for the Prevention of<br />

Cruelty to Animals. John's behavior can be viewed as an example of<br />

a. reaction formation<br />

b. projection<br />

c. regression<br />

d. rationalization<br />

43. The defense mechanism of bolstering one's self esteem by forming an imaginary or real alliance with some<br />

person or group is referred to as<br />

a. compensation<br />

b. displacement<br />

c. regression<br />

d. identification<br />

44. As an adult, going back to an earlier way of gratifying needs defines<br />

a. repression<br />

b. fixation<br />

c. regression<br />

d. reaction formation<br />

45. Candice has just joined a sorority as a means of bolstering her self-esteem. Her behavior reflects the use of<br />

_____ as a defense mechanism.<br />

a. identification<br />

b. immersion<br />

c. regression<br />

d. projection<br />

46. Scott has just been reprimanded by his supervisor. Later on, Scott begins to "stomp around" and throws a<br />

tantrum in front of his co-workers. Scott's behavior exemplifies which of the following?<br />

a. a fixation<br />

b. projection<br />

c. regression<br />

d. rationalization<br />

47. Freud used the term "sexual" in his psychosexual stages of development to mean<br />

a. genital sexual impulses<br />

b. any pleasure-giving urge<br />

c. general sexual feelings<br />

d. none of these things<br />

48. Failure to resolve conflict at a particular stage of psychosexual development may lead to failure to move<br />

forward psychologically, a phenomenon that Freud called<br />

a. fixation<br />

b. displacement<br />

c. reciprocal determinism<br />

d. compensation<br />

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