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A college student with a D- average tells her parents that school is going well and
   refuses to admit to herself that she might fail. Her defense mechanism is ______.
 
  a. denial c. sublimation
   b. repression d. reaction formation

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A conservative man who cannot accept his own sexual desires begins a highly
   publicized crusade to stamp out pornography. His defense mechanism is ______.
 
  a. repression c. projection
   b. reaction formation d. displacement

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Adopting public behaviors that are the extreme opposite of one's genuine desires in
   order to keep those desires repressed is called ______.
 
  a. displacement c. reaction formation
   b. sublimation d. denial

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A sexually frustrated woman interprets innocent glances from others as sexual advances.
   Her defense mechanism is ______.
 
  a. rationalization c. displacement
   b. reaction formation d. projection
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