A man who has numerous reasons to hate his mother instead lavishes her with unrealistic amounts of attention and love. He is probably exhibiting the defense mechanism of:

Related Mcqs:

1. A young man explained that he did poorly on his exam because his eyes hurt the test was unfair, and he did not feel the subject was important anyway. The young man is using what type of defense mechanism?

   A. rationalization
   B. fantasy
   C. projection
   D. displacement

2. Mr. Choi’s therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist’s goal best reflects a primary aim of:

   A. operant conditioning techniques
   B. psychoanalysis
   C. cognitive therapy
   D. client – centered therapy

3. Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:

   A. transference
   B. counterconditioning
   C. unconditional positive regard
   D. the placebo effect

4. A student who is quite honest turns in the paper of another student as his own. When accused of dishonesty, he says, “nowadays everybody cheats in school, but, I’m always honest.” The student is using which type of defense mechanism?

   A. compensation
   B. projection
   C. identification
   D. repression

5. “Driver attention as a function of car radio sound” is a phrase in which the driver attention aspect represents the ____________?

   A. intervening variable
   B. independent variable
   C. dependent variable
   D. irrelevant variable

6. Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:

   A. a longitudinal research design
   B. a sequential design
   C. a cross-sectional design
   D. a multi-factorial research design

7. A high school junior admires a movie star and follows the star’s life on the screen and in the newspapers, experiencing the same emotions as the star would. The student is using what type of defense mechanism?

   A. repression
   B. displacement
   C. projection
   D. identification

8. Furious at her boss for what she considers to be unjust criticism, Tania turns around and takes out her anger on her subordinates. Tania may be using the defense mechanism of:

   A. displacement
   B. reaction formation
   C. identification
   D. replacement

9. Unrealistic optimism could best be describes as a (n):

   A. self-serving bias
   B. reaction formation
   C. an external locus of control
   D. fixation

10. Which of the following are NOT necessarily characteristics of an authoritarian personality? people with authoritarian personalities tend to:
    1.Have experienced harsh family rearing strategies.
    2.Hate their parents.
    3.Idolize power figures.
    4.Strive for a changing world order.

    A. 1 & 2
    B. 2 & 3
    C. 2 & 4
    D. 1 & 3