Reaction Formation Is a Defense Mechanism Characterized by the Ego

question 46

Multiple Choice

Reaction formation is a defense mechanism characterized by the ego:

• A) hiding your id impulse in the unconscious to keep you unaware of it.
• B) redirecting the id impulse toward a safer outlet in order to minimize the consequences to you.
• C) overreacting against the id impulses by doing the exact opposite, as if overcompensating.
• D) blocking external events from consciousness because they are too threatening.

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