Your friend Gretchen is notoriously rude to her partner. She never says anything nice or complimentary and frequently embarrasses her partner in front of others
Gretchen calls and leaves a very distressed message for you letting you know that her partner has dumped her and she really needs someone to talk to about it. Will you call Gretchen back? a) Yes, you will because you are the only one that can help.
b) Yes, you will because you want to hear how Gretchen is suffering at this loss.
c) No, because you feel Gretchen is responsible for her own predicament.
d) No, because we prefer not to help if it requires emotional effort.
c
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According to psychodynamic theorists, defence mechanisms are _____ because they _____.
A) negative; encourage us to engage ineffectively with the outside world B) ineffective; sometimes work and sometimes do not C) negative; prevent us from immediately dealing with the truth of situations D) useful; help us overcome anxiety
Bill believes that he is a failure at work. Later he comes to believe that he is a failure at home, even though this assessment is inaccurate. Rotter would say that Bill:
a. has low reinforcement value in both situations b. is generalizing his expectations inappropriately c. finds his work uninteresting and his family life exciting d. has extremely high minimal goals
An approach which is concerned with description and explanation of changes within an individual and between individuals from conception until death is call the _______ approach
a. whole life b. life-span developmental c. entire life developmental d. childhood/adulthood developmental
After a confrontation with her boss, Andrea went home and yelled at her husband and kids. This is an example of what kind of defense mechanism?
a. rationalization b. repression c. displacement d. projection