Which defense forms basis of many other mechanisms?
a) Repression
b) Social Comparison
c) Sublimation
d) None of these
Who proposed "identification with an aggressor" as a defense mechanism?
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Anna Freud
c) George Vaillant
d) None of these
Who proposed a 4-level hierarchy of defense mechanisms?
a) George Vaillant
b) Anna Freud
c) Sigmund Freud
d) All of these
Reaction formation involves what type of behavior?
a) Forming a rational, conscious reaction to one's desires.
b) Reacting physically to any perceived threat.
c) Behaving often in the opposite way to one's impulses.
What is sublimation?
a) When conscious feelings are experienced subconsciously.
b) Directing one's energy towards a more productive pursuit, such as a hobby or artistic creation.
c) Trying not to think about something which causes anxiety by distribution oneself.
The defense mechanism of 'regression' involves what behavior?
a) Acting as you would have a younger age.
b) Acting as you did before an event, pretending that nothing has happened.
c) Behaving as historical figure might have.
