The Perspective That Religious Views Are Defense Mechanisms Created by People

question 39

Multiple Choice

The perspective that religious views are defense mechanisms created by people to make life tolerable is MOST characteristic of:

• A) current thinking in the mental health profession.
• B) classic Freudian psychotherapy.
• C) conclusions drawn by research scientists.
• D) the way in which the mental health profession is moving.

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