When someone denies a threatening feeling and is proclaiming to feel the opposite, they are displaying the defense mechanism of:
a. intellectualization .
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.
Question 2
Bob talks rationally about the fact that his wife of 30 years has unexpectedly asked for a divorce and discusses the practical aspects of moving out, totally avoiding any show of emotion. This is an example of:
a. intellectualization .
b. projection.
c. reaction formation.
d. splitting.