Which of the Following Is a Correct Example of the Stigma

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correct example of the stigma management technique, "change to nondeviance"?

• A) Janet goes to therapy and eventually claims that the therapy worked and that she is no longer mentally ill
• B) David is released from prison and claims that he is rehabilitated and will not commit crime ever again
• C) Billy claims that homosexuals, like himself, should not be labeled deviant and fights for homosexual rights
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Oedipal Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry with the same-sex parent.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which an individual refuses to accept reality or facts, blocking external events from awareness.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects emotional feelings from a threatening target to a less threatening one.

Rationalization

The cognitive process of logically justifying behaviors, decisions, or beliefs that might otherwise be unacceptable or irrational.