Which Defense Mechanism Involves Separating Emotion from a Threatening or Anxiety-Provoking

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which defense mechanism involves separating emotion from a threatening or anxiety-provoking situation by talking or thinking about it in impersonal terms?

• A)compensation
• B)rationalization
• C)intellectualization
• D)fantasy

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