Asked by Deanna Wallace on May 01, 2024
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After being informed that she has only 2 months to live, Lisa plans a holiday that will take place in a year's time. This illustrates which defence mechanism?
A) Repression
B) Regression
C) Intellectualization
D) Reaction formation
E) Denial
Intellectualization
A defense mechanism in which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress.
Repression
A defense mechanism where undesirable thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.
Denial
A defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, blocking external events from awareness.
- Gain an understanding of Freud's psychosexual development stages, defense mechanisms, and the operation of the unconscious mind.
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Learning Objectives
- Gain an understanding of Freud's psychosexual development stages, defense mechanisms, and the operation of the unconscious mind.
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