The refusal to accept difficult, threatening, or painful situations is a defense mechanism that Freud called ________.

A. Avoidance
B. Regression
C. Displacement
D. Withdrawal
E. Avoidance


B. Regression (Reverting to an earlier age in the face of unacceptable impulses is this defense mechanism.)

Psychology

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. the odors of her mother and those of a stranger b. a short distance and long distance c. the sounds bah and pah d. her mother's face and a stranger's face

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

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A) permanent B) chronic C) acute D) slowly developing

Psychology