Acting Out an Opposite Behavior to Block Threatening Impulses or Feelings

question 508

Multiple Choice

Acting out an opposite behavior to block threatening impulses or feelings is the basic idea behind which defense mechanism?

• A)projection
• B)intellectualization
• C)regression
• D)reaction formation

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