Hidalgo has a lot of aggressive energy, and sometimes he has troubling thoughts about violently hurting people. He finds that when he plays in his death-metal band, Rancid Elephant Corpse, his urges recede, and the audience praises his music. Freud would propose that Hidalgo is using the defense mechanism of __________ to deal with his unacceptable impulses.

A) sublimation
B) rationalization
C) repression
D) reaction formation


A) sublimation

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a. emotion b. problem c. solution d. structure

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Juan is feeling the negative physiological consequences of heavy, prolonged alcohol use. These effects probably include ____

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Obesity is defined by body mass index for individuals who are _____

a) under age 10. b) over age 30. c) between ages 15 and 20. d) between ages 10 and 15.

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We would expect there to be a negative correlation between extraversion and

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