?Mary has been married to an abusive alcoholic for 17 years but refuses to leave him. She says that her children will have a better life if she stays married because they need their father. Which defense mechanism is operative in this scenario?
a. projection
b. rationalization
c. escapism
d. displacement
Ans: b. rationalization
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a. understand the family in an historical context and realize the family has changed because society has changed. b. turn our eyes to the past, and use the family as it was in its golden age as our model. c. turn our eyes to the future, and realize that the family will always progress because society progresses. d. accept the fact that the family no longer has a central place in society.
Research findings show reliance on spiritual beliefs acts to help people
A. focus their attention on parts of a problem that may be under their control. B. accept social injustices. C. share their problems with others for support. D. persist in their efforts to improve themselves.
Your professor receives a promotion when she publishes a journal article within her body of expertise, instead of the promotion going to the department chair's brother-in-law who used to be a cashier but could really use the money. This illustrates which characteristic of a bureaucracy?
A. hierarchy of authority B. division of labor C. employment based on technical qualifications D. impersonality
In the section on sports and world religions, it is noted that
A. Hindus use sports to achieve community and family goals. B. Buddhist athletes hold more world records than Christian athletes. C. few female athletes come from traditionally Islamic countries. D. all religions are connected with sports in similar ways.