Defense mechanisms

Can denial be helpful?

• No, you’re in disbelief the entire time

• Yes, initial short-term denial can be a good thing, giving you time to adjust to a painful or stressful issue

• No, are you crazy ?

• Yes, being in denial gives your mind the opportunity to unconsciously absorb shocking or distressing information at a pace that won't send you into a psychological tailspin.

Trevor continues to act as if he and Katie are still together. He waits by her locker, calls her every night, and plans future dates.

• sublimation

• regression

• denial

• Reaction formation

Trevor pours his feelings of anger and resentment onto his little brother or freshman football players.

• displacement

• rationalization

• repression

• projection

Acting in exactly the OPPOSITE WAY to one’s unacceptable impulses

• Sublimation

• Projection

• Reaction Formation

• Rationalization

When Trevor is asked about his breakup with Katie, he replies, “Who? Oh yeah, I haven’t thought about her in a while.”

• repression

• denial

• displacement

• reaction formation

Which of the following STATEMENTS is TRUE about the mental iceberg?

• We only prioritize our conscious state.

• Our subconscious is always accessible.

• Unconscious level reflects in the conscious behavior.

• Conscious states control all levels of the iceberg.

Which approach views the individual as a product of the unconscious mind, desires and aggressions?

• Biophysiological
• Psychoanalytic
• Humanistic
• Cognitive

Our psyche is a manifestation of which of these?

• The collective unconscious

• The ego

• The senex

• The crone

• Displacement

• Projection

• Denial

• Reaction Formation

An attempt to justify one’s actions with an excuse rather than by admitting one’s failure or mistake

• Denial

• Repression

• Regression

• Rationalization