Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to another person?
Denial
Projection
Regression
Rationalization
#2
What is the primary function of psychological defense mechanisms?
To resolve conflicts
To protect the individual from anxiety
To suppress emotions
To control behavior
#3
Which defense mechanism involves consciously blocking out disturbing thoughts or feelings?
Rationalization
Repression
Reaction formation
Identification
#4
What defense mechanism involves refusing to acknowledge or accept reality?
Sublimation
Displacement
Denial
Reaction formation
#5
Which defense mechanism involves returning to an earlier, more childlike state of functioning?
Displacement
Regression
Sublimation
Intellectualization
#6
What defense mechanism involves attributing overly positive qualities to oneself in order to compensate for perceived shortcomings?
Sublimation
Identification
Compensation
Idealization
#7
Which defense mechanism involves expressing feelings or thoughts opposite to what one truly feels?
Sublimation
Repression
Reaction formation
Displacement
#8
What defense mechanism involves reverting to an earlier stage of development in the face of unacceptable impulses or stressors?
Regression
Suppression
Projection
Isolation
#9
Which defense mechanism involves diverting emotional feelings from their original source to a substitute target?
Displacement
Reaction formation
Projection
Undoing
#10
Which defense mechanism involves justifying behaviors or feelings by providing logical reasoning, often without considering the true underlying motives?
Projection
Intellectualization
Sublimation
Repression
#11
What defense mechanism involves avoiding feelings of inadequacy or failure by attributing success to external factors?