Unconscious Strategies to Distort or Deny the Seriousness of a Potentially

question 73

Multiple Choice

Unconscious strategies to distort or deny the seriousness of a potentially stressful situation or to insulate oneself from feeling its effects are called __________.

• A)defensive coping
• B)deflections
• C)avoidance coping
• D)minimalization

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Definitions:

Survivor's Guilt

A psychological phenomenon where individuals feel guilty for surviving a traumatic event when others did not survive.

Remorse

A deep feeling of regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

Younger Sibling

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Affluent Family

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