Native Americans Draw Distinctions Between Physical, Spiritual, and Social Entities

question 9

True/False

Native Americans draw distinctions between physical, spiritual, and social entities, and especially draw distinctions between religion and medicine.

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Definitions:

Collectivist

Pertaining to cultures or societies that prioritize the group over individual interests, emphasizing community, cooperation, and interdependence.

Projection

A defense mechanism in which unwanted feelings are displaced onto another person, where they then appear as a threat from the external world.

Sublimation

Sublimation is a defense mechanism proposed by Freud in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, possibly resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse.

Displacement

In psychology, a defense mechanism where an individual shifts negative feelings from the original source to a safer or more acceptable target.