After Learning of a 20-Lb

question 20

Multiple Choice

After learning of a 20-lb.weight gain over the last year, the client says, "My spouse makes me nervous and all I do is eat." Which defense mechanism is this client demonstrating?

• A)Projection
• B)Regression
• C)Rationalization
• D)Reaction formation

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Definitions:

State of Nature Probabilities

The likelihoods of different possible outcomes or states in a probabilistic model, often used in decision making and forecasts.

Products

Items or services created through a process and offered to a market for consumption or use.

States of Nature

Possible scenarios or outcomes in decision theory, which are not under the control of the decision-maker.

Payoffs

The outcome or benefit received from a decision or action, often used in the context of games or economic transactions.