Explain the concept of psychological coping and defense mechanisms. Discuss, define, and give examples of six of the common defense mechanisms. How do you think understanding the concepts of coping and defense mechanisms will help you to assist clients in developing a stronger sense of competence in problem solving and coping?
What will be an ideal response?
Defense mechanisms are unconscious, automatic responses that enable us to minimize perceived threats or keep them out of our awareness entirely. Examples of defense mechanisms students may write about are denial, acting out, projection, regression, splitting, displacement, intellectualization, isolation of affect, rationalization, reaction formation, repression, somatization, undoing, sublimation, and humor.
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a. Gottfredson's theory b. Holland's theory c. Phillips's theory d. work adjustment theory
Contemporary theories of counseling:
A. are grounded on assumptions that are a part of Eastern culture. B. emphasize the uniqueness of the individual, self-assertion, and ego strength. C. focus on interdependence and losing self in the totality of the cosmos. D. emphasizes the social and cultural facts of human existence.
The purpose of a needs assessment is to
a. evaluate the school counseling program b. assess the school climate and culture c. determine school personnel attitudes and behaviors d. reveal the discrepancies between what is presently exists and what is desired
Theorizing about grief and mourning after the loss of a loved one has traditionally centered on the importance of "letting go" of the loved one and accepting the loss. This focus is attributable to the work of
a. Freud. b. Kubler-Ross. c. Dame Cicely Saunders. d. Bowlby.