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Who proposed "identification with an aggressor" as a defense mechanism?
a) Sigmund Freud      
b) Anna Freud
c) George Vaillant     
d) None of these

b

Who proposed a 4-level hierarchy of defense mechanisms?
a) George Vaillant    
b) Anna Freud
c) Sigmund Freud      
d) All of these

a

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.

c

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.

b

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.

a

Separating one set of negative feelings from other feelings is an example of which defense mechanism?
a) Sublimation            
b) Isolation
c) Splitting                 
d) None of these

b