Mental Health Chapter 15 Varcarolis Questions (Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
What defense mechanisms can only be used in healthy ways? A. Suppression and humor B. Altruism and sublimation C. Idealization and splitting D. Reaction formation and denial - B. Altruism and sublimation Altruism and sublimation are known as mature defenses. They cannot be used in unhealthy ways. Altruism results in resolving emotional conflicts by meeting the needs of others, and sublimation substitutes socially acceptable activity for unacceptable impulses. This statement is not true of the other options. A man continues to speak of his wife as though she were still alive, 3 years after her death. This behavior suggests the use of which ego defense mechanism?
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what defense mechanisms can only be used in healthy ways a suppression and humor b altruism and sublimation c idealization and splitting d reaction formation and denial b altruism and sublimat
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