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Unit 10. Personality 43,
Petiod Date
HANDOUT 10-4
Defense Mechanisms
[Next to each ofthe statements below indicate withthe appropriate letter the defense mechanism that is illustrated. Use
the following code.
‘A. Repression E. Displacement
B. Regression F Sublimation
C. Reaction Formation G. Projection
D. Rationalization
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a.
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14,
15,
17.
| Even a top baseball player will sometimes strike out on an easy pitch. When this happens, his next action
‘may be to throw his bat or kick the water cooler with all his might
. Soldiers exposed to traumatic experiences in concentration camps during wartime sometimes had amnesia
‘and were unable to recall any part of their ordeal
‘The mother of an unwanted child may feel guilty about not welcoming her child. As @ result, she may try
to prove her love by becoming overindulgent and overprotective of the child.
Mrs. Brown often accuses other women of talking too much and spreading rumors. It is rather obvious to
‘those who know her that she is revealing her own inclinations in that area.
Paul, an aggressive child, had problems in elementary school, as he would frequently fight with other chil-