Which of the Following Illustrates Overcompensation

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates overcompensation?

• A) A girl who is too shy to act in the school play volunteers to work on set design.
• B) A young man who is unusually short learns to accept his height.
• C) A child with a reading disability is brought up to grade level by an inspiring, hard-working teacher.
• D) A college student of low intelligence pretends not to know his limited ability and registers for the most challenging courses he can find.

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Theoretical Perspectives

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