Tanya has been taken hostage. Her primary feelings toward the people who are holding her hostage is admiration and gratitude. Anna Freud would argue that Tanya is experiencing the ego defense of
a) projection.
b) displacement.
c) identification with the aggressor.
d) regression.
Answer: c) identification with the aggressor.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A. lateral hypothalamus; ventromedial hypothalamus B. ventromedial hypothalamus; lateral hypothalamus C. dorsomedial hypothalamus; ventromedial hypothalamus D. ventromedial hypothalamus; dorsomedial hypothalamus