Googling Your Own Name to See What Comes Up Might

question 70

Multiple Choice

Googling your own name to see what comes up might inspire you to manage your public identity by engaging in

• A)self-disclosure.
• B)lying.
• C)reputation management.
• D)catharsis.
• E)cognitive conservatism.

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Definitions:

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept the reality of facts or feelings, to avoid dealing with uncomfortable emotions.

Projection

The psychological process of attributing one's own thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person or object.

Suppression

A form of emotion regulation that involves inhibiting emotion-expressive behavior.

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Is a theory and therapeutic approach developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious psychological processes in shaping feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.