Match the Definition with the Term

question 66

Multiple Choice

Match the definition with the term.
-intellectualization

• A)a defense mechanism in which a person's true motivations are denied and a false excuse or explanation is substituted for them
• B)a defense mechanism in which an emotion-charged subject is directly approached,but in a strictly rational manner that avoids emotional involvement
• C)a defense mechanism in which an impulse is redirected toward a substitute target that resembles the original in some way,but that is psychologically "safer"
• D)a defense mechanism in which an individual unconsciously adopts the characteris-tics of an emotionally important person
• E)a defense mechanism in which one's own unacceptable impulses are denied and then attributed to someone else instead

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Definitions:

Logical

Pertaining to the use of reason and sound judgment in thinking or arguing.

Abstract

A brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, or other long report on a subject or project.

Idealistic

Characterized by the pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, or perfection.

Concrete Operational Stage

Piaget’s third stage of cognitive development, lasting from about 7 to 11 years of age, during which the individual uses operations and replaces intuitive reasoning with logical reasoning in concrete situations.