Match the Examples with the Appropriate Defence Mechanisms

question 141

Multiple Choice

Match the examples with the appropriate defence mechanisms.
-When his baby sister is born, Jake suddenly starts sucking his thumb although he hasn't done so in almost a year.

• A)repression
• B)sublimation
• C)displacement
• D)regression
• E)reaction formation

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Definitions:

Geological Time Period

A system of chronological dating that relates geological strata to time, used by geologists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during Earth's history.

Hominoids

A term that refers to the group of primates that includes all great apes and humans, characterized by a larger brain and more complex behaviors compared to other primates.

Oligocene

A geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period, occurring about 33.9 to 23 million years ago, noted for major changes in mammalian evolution.

Eocene

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago, during which warm climates prevailed and early mammals diversified following the extinction of the dinosaurs.