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1
One of the primary features of a defense mechanism is that it is
A)conscious
B)unconscious
C)controllable
D)ego-oriented
2
Stacie often has feelings of hatred toward her mother, but she knows that expressing those negative feelings would be inappropriate. Instead she channels that energy into her paintings, a hobby that she very much enjoys. Stacie is coping with her feelings through
A)projection
B)denial
C)regression
D)sublimation
3
A man is infatuated with another man's wife. Because the woman is unavailable, the man expresses the infatuation and impulses he has for her by caring for his car. The man has used
A)denial
B)reaction formation
C)displacement
D)projection
4
Mark has very strong sexual urges. Instead of acting on those urges, he has begun a campaign to ban pornographic material from the Internet. Freud would suggest that Mark is using _____ to deal with his sexual urges.
A)reaction formation
B)repression
C)sublimation
D)regression
5
Sarah was fired from her job as a music teacher. When talking to friends about the situation, Sarah tells them that she did not enjoy the job much and that it was not very fulfilling. Sarah is coping with her anxiety through
A)denial
B)rationalization
C)regression
D)sublimation





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