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1. Which factor best determines whether a defense mechanism is
adaptive or maladaptive?
Presence of mental illness
Presence of physical illness
Degree of reality distortion
Degree of compulsive behavior - answer Degree of reality distortion
2. Which statement regarding defense mechanisms is accurate?
Defense mechanisms are a conscious reaction to stress.
Defense mechanisms are developed in response to eustress.
Excessive use of defense mechanisms can compromise personal growth.
Humans develop defense mechanisms to prevent immature reactions to
stressful events. - answer Excessive use of defense mechanisms can
compromise personal growth.
3. Match the defense mechanism with its definition.
Individual sees things as all good or all bad
,Individual blames others
Individual attributes exaggerated positive qualities to others
Individual relates to another person - answer Individual sees things as
all good or all bad--Splitting
Individual blames others--Projection
Individual attributes exaggerated positive qualities to others--
Idealization
Individual relates to another person--Identification
4. Which characteristic is the most common psychological outcome of
coping?
Insight
Comfort
Empowerment
Understanding - answer Comfort
5. Which factors influence an individual's appraisal of a perceived
threat?
Select all that apply.
Time
Values
, Beliefs
Emotions
Family role - answer Values
Beliefs
Emotions
6. Match the coping mechanism with its example.
Man does not believe it when told his wife has died
Boy dresses like a firefighter and pretends to put out fires
Girl yells at a teddy bear after being picked on by the school bully
Obese man talks assertively to coworkers to motivate performance -
answer Man does not believe it when told his wife has died--Denial
Boy dresses like a firefighter and pretends to put out fires--Identification
Girl yells at a teddy bear after being picked on by the school bully--
Displacement
Obese man talks assertively to coworkers to motivate performance--
Compensation
1. Charles Darwin studied the relationship between the adrenal medulla
and emotions. Which chemical, produced in the adrenal medulla,
causes the fight or flight response?