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
Question 2The 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
Question 3The defense mechanism involving the conversion of an undesirable impulse into its opposite is called:
a. sublimation
b. projection
c. reaction formation
d. rationalization
Question 4The 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
Question 5The 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
Question 6The ego defense mechanism that involves the substitution of acceptable ideas for unacceptable ones is called:
a. sublimation
b. reaction formation
c. displacement
d. projection
Question 7The 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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