Psychological Processes and Coping Mechanisms Quiz

Explore defense mechanisms and coping strategies in psychoanalysis. Test your knowledge with questions on repression, projection, and more.

#1

Which psychological process involves unconsciously pushing unwanted emotions or thoughts out of awareness?

Rationalization
Projection
Suppression
Regression
#2

Which coping mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable qualities or feelings to others?

Projection
Displacement
Sublimation
Reaction Formation
#3

Which coping mechanism involves refusing to accept the reality of a stressful situation?

Rationalization
Regression
Denial
Sublimation
#4

Which psychological process involves attributing one's own unacceptable qualities or impulses to others?

Projection
Regression
Displacement
Sublimation
#5

Which psychological process involves returning to an earlier stage of psychological development?

Regression
Displacement
Sublimation
Reaction Formation
#6

What defense mechanism involves using logic and reasoning to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors?

Rationalization
Projection
Reaction Formation
Regression
#7

What term describes the process of redirecting one's feelings towards a safer or less threatening object or person?

Rationalization
Regression
Sublimation
Displacement
#8

Which defense mechanism involves reverting to behaviors characteristic of an earlier stage of development?

Sublimation
Regression
Reaction Formation
Projection
#9

What is the term for the psychological process of modifying one's beliefs to make them consistent with one's actions?

Compensation
Conversion
Cognitive dissonance
Identification
#10

What is the term for directing emotions toward neutral or non-threatening objects or persons?

Projection
Displacement
Reaction Formation
Introjection
#11

What defense mechanism involves expressing the opposite of one's true feelings?

Projection
Rationalization
Reaction Formation
Sublimation
#12

Which coping mechanism involves diverting emotions from their original source to a substitute target?

Displacement
Sublimation
Projection
Reaction Formation
#13

Which coping mechanism involves channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities?

Displacement
Rationalization
Sublimation
Denial
#14

Which coping mechanism involves the expression of emotions through artistic or creative outlets?

Sublimation
Displacement
Reaction Formation
Denial
#15

Which coping mechanism involves turning to religion or spiritual beliefs to cope with stress?

Rationalization
Sublimation
Spiritualization
Reaction Formation

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