In the Context of Scales Used to Assess Development of Personality

question 8

Multiple Choice

In the context of scales used to assess development of personality in women from young adulthood through late adulthood, which of the following themes assesses the feelings of incompetence and loneliness?

• A) Identity certainty
• B) Confident power
• C) Personal distress
• D) Concern with aging

---

Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are excluded from the conscious mind.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Displacement

A defense mechanism in which an individual redirects emotion or reaction from the original source to another target.

Reaction Formation

a psychological defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable thoughts or feelings with their opposites.