Psycho Analysis

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:
When you use this defense mechanism, you are likely to be extra nice to someone that you do not really like.

• Reaction Formation

• Repression

• Regression

• Rationalization

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:

When you use this defense mechanism, you may kick your dog because you are angry at your parents. 

• Projection

• Repression

• Displacement

• Rationalization

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:

When you use this defense mechanism, you might not admit to yourself that you are failing a class even though your last three tests were “F’s”.  

• Projection

• Denial

• Displacement

• Rationalization

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:

This defense mechanism is used when a person wishes they could be more like someone else. 

• Projection

• Denial

• Displacement

• Identification

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:

This defense mechanism is used when a person reverts back to a time in his or her life when they had less responsibility. 

• Projection

• Denial

• Regression

• Identification

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:

This defense mechanism is used when someone can’t remember a traumatic event that occurred earlier in their life.

• Repression

• Denial

• Regression

• Identification

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:

This defense mechanism is used when someone gives reasons or excuses as to why they do certain things even though they know they were wrong.

• Repression

• Denial

• Regression

• Rationalization

Read the following description and select the defense mechanism it describes:

This defense mechanism is used when a person may say that her boss is angry at her when the truth is that she is angry with her boss.

• Projection

• Denial

• Regression

• Rationalization

Freud said that this personality trait worked on the Morality Principle.

• Id 

• Ego

• Superego

Freud said that this personality trait worked on the Pleasure Principle.

• Id 

• Ego

• Superego