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Defense Mechanisms

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Even a top baseball player will sometimes strike out on an easy pitch. When this happens, his next action may be to throw his bat or kick the water cooler with all his might.
a)
denial
b)
displacement
c)
projection
d)
reaction formation
2.
 Mrs. Brown often accuses other women of talking too much and spreading rumors. It is rather obvious to those who know her that she is revealing her own inclinations in that area.
a)
sublimation
b)
reaction formation
c)
denial
d)
projection
3.
 Soldiers exposed to traumatic experiences in concentration camps during wartime sometimes had amnesia and were unable to recall any part of their ordeal.
a)
denial
b)
repression
c)
sublimation
d)
regression
4.
 Regina, an aggressive child, had problems in elementary school, as she would frequently fight with other children. Regina found when she entered high school that she could channel this hostility into sports such as lacrosse and soccer.
a)
projection
b)
sublimation
c)
repression
d)
regression
5.
The girl who was not invited to the school dance told her friends that she would not have attended if asked. She said that her teachers had assigned more homework than usual and that she was simply too busy for any unimportant social functions.
a)
denial
b)
projection
c)
rationalization
d)
sublimation
6.
Lucas really hates his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, but when he sees him at the basketball court he pretends they are bros. 
a)
reaction formation
b)
denial
c)
displacement
d)
projection
7.
Mrs. Scott can’t understand why her husband has been so grumpy and irritable for the past week. It certainly isn’t her fault that he didn’t get to play in last weeks basketball game. 
a)
denial
b)
displacement 
c)
sublimatin
d)
reaction formation
8.
Keith is always trying to impress his pals with how strong and independent he has become. However, when Keith has social or emotional problems, he still wants his dad to figure out the solution
a)
reaction formation
b)
denial
c)
regression
d)
sublimation