Which defense mechanism involves separating emotion from a threatening or anxiety-provoking situation by talking or thinking about it in impersonal terms?
a. compensation
b. rationalization
c. intellectualization
d. fantasy
C
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a. Place students into groups in the order they sign up for the experiment. b. Placing every other student into one of the two groups. c. Give each student a number and compare them to a random number table. d. Give each student a number, write them on slips of paper and shake them in a hat.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
_______ is/are a shorthand way of expressing a concept that would take longer to express using conventional language
a. Slang b. Code words c. Encoded language d. Encrypted language
Parent-teen conflict tends to reach its peak:
a) during the early twenties, after a child has left home. b) in the middle of puberty, when hormonal changes are at their height. c) in late adolescence, as the teen is about to leave home for the first time. d) in late elementary school, when parents realize their child is growing up.