Anxiety and Defense Mechanisms Quiz

Denying a traumatic event is an example of:

• Avoidance
• Acceptance
• Negotiation
• Denial

Which defense mechanism involves completely blocking out a thought or memory?

• Reaction formation

• Projection

• Repression

• Rationalization

Neurotic anxiety arises from the fear of:

• Physical harm

• Upsetting one's conscience

• Public disapproval

• Expressing emotions freely

Projecting your own insecurities onto someone else is a defense mechanism called:

• Repression

• Denial

• Projection

• Sublimation

What is the prototype for all anxiety, according to the text?

• Fear of public speaking

• The fear of failure

• The birth trauma

• The fear of the unknown

According to Freud, what is a key characteristic of anxiety?

• It's always caused by a specific object or situation.

• It's a normal and healthy emotion.

• It's a fear without a clear source.

• It only affects people with severe mental illness

Reality anxiety is fear of:

• Punishment for bad behavior

• Moral judgment from oneself

• Tangible dangers in the real world

• Unconscious desires

Regressing to childish behavior when stressed is an example of:

• Reaction formation

• Displacement

• Regression

• Sublimation

Making excuses for your behavior to avoid feeling bad is a defense mechanism called:

• Repression

• Denial

• Rationalization

• Sublimation

When someone acts overly kind to hide feelings of anger, they might be using:

• Repression

• Reaction formation

• Projection

• Rationalization