Although Tara has bought several of her research papers on-line and preprogrammed formulas into her calculator rather than memorizing them as required by her instructor, Tara still sees herself as a "good" student because she attends class regularly and makes A's and B's. By keeping her unethical side separated from her "good" student side, Tara does not experience any anxiety from this
contradiction in behavior. Tara's behavior illustrates which defense mechanism?
a. isolation
b. fantasy
c. intellectualization
d. identification
A
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which are bundles of fibers. a. neurons b. nerves c. synapses d. the brain stems e. spinal reflexes
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According to Freud, what is enough to heal the patient?
a. to make repressed memories conscious b. to keep repressed memories permanently repressed c. to have the client express his or her sexuality without reprimands or judgment d. to reestablish child–parental relationships