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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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