When Individuals in a Culture Have to Appear Fierce to Protect

question 11

Multiple Choice

When individuals in a culture have to appear fierce to protect their property,the cultural syndrome known as ______ appears.

• A)tightness
• B)cultural complexity
• C)honor
• D)individualism

---

Definitions:

Denial

In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism that allows the mind to deny that a current source of anxiety exists.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Neo-Freudian Psychologist

A psychologist belonging to a movement that adapted and extended Freud's theories, focusing more on social and cultural factors for personality.

Collective Unconscious

Carl Jung's concept of a part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.