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javeds · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Jonah is a very physical and quite aggressive 8 year old. All his friends were signed up for soccer, but his parents chose football for him. This is an example of ____, because it redirects negative energy into a socially acceptable expression.

a. denial
b. sublimation
c. repression
d. reaction formation

Question 2

In Freuds personality theory, a protective behavior that reduces anxiety is called a ____.

a. trait
b. psychosexual stage
c. defense mechanism
d. level of awareness