A Child's Defensive Attempt to Avoid Being Overwhelmed by More

question 36

Multiple Choice

A child's defensive attempt to avoid being overwhelmed by more powerful parents is known by followers of Kernberg as:

• A)object diffusion.
• B)separation-individuation.
• C)splitting.
• D)introjection.

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