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.)
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
At one month of age, Bethany will probably be able to tell the difference between:
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.
Substance intoxication is a(n) _________ state
A) permanent B) chronic C) acute D) slowly developing