When Candace Ordered a Hot Fudge Sundae and a Diet

question 88

Multiple Choice

When Candace ordered a hot fudge sundae and a diet soda, she told herself that the calories from the ice cream really were not a big deal because the diet soda sort of balanced it all out. Which of Freud's defense mechanisms is motivating Candace?

• A) repression
• B) rationalizatio.
• C) sublimation
• D) projectio.
• E) regression

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