Which of the Following Motives for Identification Is Most Closely

question 93

Multiple Choice

Which of the following motives for identification is most closely related to children imitating a model who controls the resources?

• A) Identification with the aggressor
• B) Fear of loss of love
• C) Need for sex-role similarity
• D) Need for status and power

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety or unacceptable thoughts and feelings.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are kept out of conscious awareness.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable or threatening inner wishes and fantasies with an exaggerated version of their opposite.

Alfred Adler

An Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded individual psychology and emphasized the importance of feelings of inferiority in the development of personality.