Governmental Elites Must Respond to Media Definitions of Social Problems

question 32

True/False

Governmental elites must respond to media definitions of social problems.

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual acts in the opposite way to their unwanted or unacceptable thoughts and feelings.

Defence Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals or the ego to protect against anxiety and to manage emotional conflict and internal or external stressors.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist known as the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology.

Compensation

Payment or remuneration awarded for work or a loss, damage, or injury suffered.