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The defense mechanism that allows the person to protect himself or herself against unbearable pain by using dissociations between thoughts and feelings is called:
 
  a. rationalization
  b. intellectualization
  c. denial
  d. reaction formation

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Question 2

The defense mechanism that involves the justification of one's behavior through the use of plausible, but inaccurate, excuses is called:
 
  a. sublimation
  b. rationalization
  c. intellectualization
  d. undoing

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Question 3

The defense mechanism involving the conversion of an undesirable impulse into its opposite is called:
 
  a. sublimation
  b. projection
  c. reaction formation
  d. rationalization

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Question 4

The defense mechanism wherein a person protects his or her ego by attributing his or her own undesirable characteristics to others is called:
 
  a. denial
  b. projection
  c. sublimation
  d. replacement

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Question 5

The ego defense mechanism that involves the transformation of unacceptable impulses into creative and socially acceptable ones is called:
 
  a. denial
  b. sublimation
  c. projection
  d. displacement

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Question 6

The ego defense mechanism that involves the substitution of acceptable ideas for unacceptable ones is called:
 
  a. sublimation
  b. reaction formation
  c. displacement
  d. projection

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Question 7

The ego defense mechanism involving the person's refusal to perceive an unpleasant event in external reality is:
 
  a. denial
  b. suppression
  c. regression
  d. sublimation

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