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Jkov05

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When Melissa experiences test anxiety, she sticks her pen in her mouth and begins sucking on it. This defence mechanism is referred to as:
 
  a) Displacement
  b) Reaction formation
  c) Regression
  d) Sublimation

Question 2

A wife explains her husband's repeated infidelity as a product of his unfortunate upbringing. This is an example of:
 
  a) Repression
  b) Reaction formation
  c) Regression
  d) Rationalization


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blfontai

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d


Jkov05

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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