Personal History of Abuse in Childhood Would Be Reported with Code

question 32

Short Answer

Personal history of abuse in childhood would be reported with code ____________________.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety or to avoid facing uncomfortable truths.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Life Instincts

In psychoanalysis, these are the drives or instincts that are directed towards preservation and enhancement of life, including basic needs such as hunger and sex.

Death Instincts

In Freudian psychology, innate drives or impulses leading towards aggression, self-destruction, and death, opposed to life-sustaining instincts.