Mary tends to see her own shortcomings, such as her bad temper and her unacceptable aggressive impulses, in others
She believes that others intentionally provoke her to anger and that it is these other people who are the aggressors, not her. Mary is using which defense mechanism?
a. regression
b. repression
c. reaction formation
d. projection
ANSWER: d
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a. unfreezing b. refreezing c. change d. dissonance
Rogers' views on personality development differed from Maslow's. Specifically, Rogers
believed that personality development centers on a. fulfilling a hierarchy of needs. b. the self-concept. c. social perception. d. striving for superiority. e. the other-concept.
Beth and Michael are the parents of three children. While all three children appear to be
in good physical condition and demonstrate sound intellectual skills, they have shown significant delay in social abilities. The schoolcounselor suggests that Beth and Michael might be putting too much pressure on the children to grow up too fast, too soon. David Elkind refers to this as the _________ child syndrome. a. gifted b. forgotten c. hurried d. quick-minded