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Aggression is a way to deflect thinking from whatever is causing the anxiety. Aggressive people are usually anxious about something and trying to avoid the emotion involved with the anxiety. They strike out at everyone else around them instead of dealing with their emotions. The opposite of aggression is avoidance, where the person refuses to even fact the situation.
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A person who refuses to recognize an emotion or problem is using the defense mechanism known as?
Denial. This defense mechanism involves rejecting or refusing to acknowledge a reality that causes discomfort or distress. It can be a coping mechanism to protect oneself from feeling overwhelmed by emotions or situations.
Which of the following is an example of the use of a defense mechanism?
Repression is an example of a defense mechanism where a person unconsciously blocks out thoughts or memories that are too difficult for them to acknowledge.
Explain in one sentence what Repression does in your mind?
It is a defense mechanism, where the individual pushes an idea, emotion, or desire, out of consciousness, and holds it in the unconscious.
Defense mechanisms are developed to help the ego cope with overwhelming anxiety. What defense mechanism operates by pushing anxiety-provoking material into the unconscious?
repression
What events is an example of the use of a defense mechanism A taking a hot bath B relaxing to music C exercising D Yelling at your spouse after a bad day at work?
D. Yelling at your spouse after a bad day at work is an example of defense mechanism. In this case, the person is using "displacement" as a defense mechanism by venting their frustration on their spouse instead of addressing the actual source of stress from work.
When patients verbally attack someone without addressing the original complaint they are using which defense mechanism?
Verbal Aggression
What defense mechanism reverses a person's true motives?
which of the following defense mechanisms reverses a person's true motives? (reaction formation, repression, sublimation, displaced aggression).
How is a defense mechanism?
What is a defense mechanism
The Stockholm Syndrome is an example of what defense mechanism?
Stockholm Syndrome is an example of the defense mechanism of identification.
What is the defense mechanism of the turtle?
One of the defense mechanism's of the turtle is the ability to hide in it's shell.
What animal can shoot quills as a defense mechanism?
The animal that can shoot quills as a defense mechanism is the porcupine.
What is the synonym for coping mechanism?
Adaptation or defense mechanism.
Are hand gestures viewed as a defense mechanism?
No, the hand gestures are not viewed as a defense mechanism but communication mechanism. Some of the hand gestures that is viewed as a defense mechanism includes crossed arms with fists and arm crossed with thumbs.
What is the most primary defense mechanism?
aggressive defense
Reflexes are a part of the body's defense mechanism. true or false?
Reflexes are a part of the body's defense mechanism.
Which one of these is not a defense mechanism?
me
What animal puts its head in the sand as a defense mechanism?
The animal that puts its head in the sand as a defense mechanism is the ostrich.
