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After Overcoming Some Initial Anxiety, Pat Is Enjoying an Intercultural

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After overcoming some initial anxiety, Pat is enjoying an intercultural exchange trip but is having trouble getting to know Mei, her host. Share some uncertainty reduction strategies with Pat.


Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism in which individuals attribute their own unwanted thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Defence Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety or unacceptable impulses.

Repression

A defense mechanism proposed by psychoanalytic theory, where a person unconsciously blocks out painful, uncomfortable, or threatening memories, thoughts, or desires from consciousness.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their unwanted feelings or impulses onto someone else, rather than admitting to or dealing with the unwanted feelings themselves.

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