Defense Mechanisms Questions Already Passed

Displacement {Ans: A little girl kicks the family dog after her mother sends her to her room}Projection {Ans: The woman with a strong sexual drive may feel that most other women exhibit flirtatious behavior or wear revealing clothes}Repression {Ans: Soldiers exposed to traumatic experiences in concentration camps during wartime sometimes had amnesia and were unable to recall any part of their ordeal}Displacement {Ans: Mrs. James can't understand why her husband has been so grumpy and irritable for the past week. It certainly isn't her fault that he didn't receive the anticipated promotion at the factory}Rationalization {Ans: Joan has discovered an amazing coincidence in relation to her attendance at school. Every time a test in Spanish is scheduled, she oversleeps and arrives to school too late for the class}Reaction Formation {Ans: The mother of an unwanted child may feel guilty about wanting her child. As a result, she may try to prove her love by becoming overindulgent and overprotective of the child}