Briana just gave birth to her sixth daughter. She unconsciously resents the baby's birth and wishes the infant had died at birth. However, when she cares for her daughter, she smothers her with exaggerated care and affection. According to Freud, Briana may be unconsciously dealing with her feelings by using the ego-defense mechanism of:
a. repression
b. rationalization
c. sublimation
d. reaction formation
D
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a. significantly below average and symptom onset prior to age 18 b. significantly below average, deficits in adaptive functioning, and onset prior to age 18 c. significantly below average, deficits in communication, and onset prior to age 18 d. significantly below average and deficits in adaptive functioning
In its discussion of expertise and problem solving, your text identifies the kind of scientists who are most likely to make revolutionary discoveries in their fields. This particular discussion suggests that _________________ may be more important than _________________ in creative thinking.
A. experience; structure B. structure; experience C. flexibility; experience D. experience; flexibility
In an early review of research on the effectiveness of therapy, Hans Eysenck reported that roughly two-thirds of all people with neurotic problems
a. manifested symptoms that were simply imagined. b. would recover spontaneously within two years. c. could be cured through the use of drug therapy. d. could not be cured through any known treatment.
A gender ______ begins to form after children understand gender constancy.
A. identity B. role C. schema D. stability