FREUD: Id/Ego/Superego-Defense Mechanisms

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Karen decides to go out and party the whole week before her midterm instead of study. She fails her midterm, and tells herself that she failed it due to being sick and not getting enough sleep. This is an example of what defense mechanism?

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Rationalization

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Jenny blocks her bad memories of high school bullies from her mind. This is an example of what defense mechanism?

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Repression

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James's favorite uncle passes away from a long battle with illness, but he refuses to believe that it happened. This is an example of what defense mechanism?

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Denial

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Reverting back to immature behavior from an earlier stage of development

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Regression

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Redirecting unacceptable feelings from the original source to a safer substitute target

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displacement

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Creating false excuses for one’s unacceptable feelings, thoughts, or behavior

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rationalization

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Attributing one’s own unacceptable feelings and thoughts to others and not yourself

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projection

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What psychological term describes Mike's behavior of wanting his dad to solve his social or emotional problems despite trying to appear strong and independent? Options: repression, regression, reaction formation, displacement

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regression

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A boy who is extremely jealous of his girlfriend but does not want to admit to himself that he is threatened by her independence may claim, “I’m not jealous—she’s the one who’s always asking where, I’ve been, who that girl was I was talking to. She’s the one who’s jealous. Would be an example of

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Projection

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“The test questions were bad; they didn’t make sense” or "we didn't even learn any of this" These statements are examples of...______(to avoid feeling bad that no effort was given by the student)

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Rationalization