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Personality Theory
Defense Mechanisms II
Name: _______________________
Next to each of the following descriptions, indicate which defense mechanism
is illustrated.
A.
Repression
E.
Displacement
B.
Regression
F. Sublimation
C. Reaction
Formation
G.
Projection
D.
Rationalization
H. Denial
- _____ Certain people may conduct campaigns against pornographic literature
in order to fight their own erotic interest in such material. They campaign
to convince others of their own purity and goodness.
- _____ Margaret is convinced that she received a "C" in chemistry
instead of an "A" because of wide-spread cheating by her fellow
classmates. She is sure that she must be as capable in chemistry as her
friends.
- _____ When Joe is feeling sick with the flu or a cold, he feels much
better when his wife covers him in warm, soft blankets and reads to him.
- _____ Ms. Blutey was reprimanded by the school principle for having a
"disruptive class". Within 5 minutes of coming in her door at
home, she yelled at her husband and reprimanded her son for spending too
much time playing video games.
- _____ Adults who were sexually molested as children, often report that
they have no memory of the details of the abuse.
- _____ Laura, who has a very strong sexual drive, is constantly complaining
that other women are too flirtatious and think about sex too much.
- _____ After John was rejected by Yale, he claimed that he wouldn’t have
enjoyed attending such a large college anyway and that he was looking
forward to a much more relaxed environment at another school.
- _____ Lee is constantly telling his friends about his "perfect
childhood" and how close he is to him mother. In reality, Lee’s
childhood was filled with pain due his mother’s rejection of him.
- _____ Sally, after a bitter conflict with her husband of 2 years, gives up
the marriage and moves back in with her parents where she feels she can
obtain unconditional love and acceptance.
- _____ One psychological theory holds that the desire for sexual
gratification, if frustrated or blocked, may eventually find expression in
painting, sculpture, or the writing of erotic poetry.
- _____ Roger’s mother grounded him for being out past curfew with his
girlfriend, Lindsey. The next day, Roger told Lindsey that she was the
source of all of his problems and that he never wanted to talk to her
again!!!
- _____ Thomas is always pointing out that the only thing his friends think
about is sex, sex, sex. In reality, all Thomas can think about is sex, sex,
sex.
- _____ Many psychologists believe that individuals who go overboard in
crusading for extremely conservative forms of social control my in actually
be struggling with their own unconscious desires.
- _____ Even though Felicia was diagnosed with diabetes and was informed
that she must pay close attention to her diet, she continues to take risks
by eating foods rich in carbohydrates and sugars.
- _____ Six-year-old Bobby stopped wetting his bed when he was three.
However, when he and his parents moved into a new house in a new city, he
began wetting his bed again.
- _____ Carmen was not invited to the school dance. She told her friends
that she wouldn’t have wanted to attend anyway. One of her teachers had
assigned a lot of homework for the weekend and she wouldn’t have wanted to
waste her time on something as unimportant as a dance.
- _____ Having a disagreement with Carlo is pointless. He is incapable of
seeing the "other side" of an issue. Yet, he is always talking
about how inflexible and stubborn other people are in their beliefs.
- _____ Mr. Martin carried around a letter in his coat pocket for weeks. The
note, which he somehow neglected to mail, contained an invitation to his
mother-in-law to spend several weeks with his family.
- _____ Phill used to love watching his schoolmates get into fights on the
field after school. In fact, he used to encourage it. Now, at age 36, he is
a well know professional hockey commentator.
20. _____ After I squirt my cat with water (for sharpening his claws
on the couch), he often attacks my
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