Here's a quick quiz that should help you lock down your ease with defense mechanism. What are defense mechanisms? Wikipedia wants to tell you:
A defense mechanism is an unconscious psychological mechanism that reduces anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli. Defense mechanisms are not to be confused with conscious coping strategies. Sigmund Freud was one of the first proponents of this construct.
Okay, but which defense mechanism is which? Here's a short list of examples, courtesy of Simply Psychology. You provide the name of the defense mechanism. Good luck!
1. A young man has no conscious awareness of his desire to hurt his father.
2. A smoker refuses to admit to herself that smoking is bad for one's health.
3. A person comes to believe that their anger toward a rival started with the rival's misbehavior toward them.
4. A person frustrated by their boss, goes home and kicks their dog.
5. An angry person feels relief from working long hours.
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