What is meant by the Freudian term, reaction formation?
a. Transforming id drives into acceptable social behavior, such as work, humor, and creative arts.
b. Removing pain by excluding it from awareness.
c. Avoiding a threatening situation by returning to an earlier developmental stage.
d. Creating a logical reason to explain a painful experience and thus remove it from the sphere of feelings.
e. Acting and speaking in opposition to impulses that you wish you didn’t have.
Answer: e
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(a) FEA (b) FDE (c) FAS (d) FAS II
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a. unknown to you and others. b. known to you, but not others. c. known to you and others. d. known to others, but not known to you.
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a. spanking b. playing cops and robbers c. violent media d. comics
The practitioner will clarify
a. Who is/is not the client b. The focus of the therapy c. At the onset of the helping relationship d. All of the above