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Acting Out an Opposite Behavior to Block Threatening Impulses or Feelings

Question 508

Question 508

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Acting out an opposite behavior to block threatening impulses or feelings is the basic idea behind which defense mechanism?


A) projection
B) intellectualization
C) regression
D) reaction formation

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