Responding to a Perceived Threat or Conflict in an Immature

question 40

Multiple Choice

Responding to a perceived threat or conflict in an immature way is called

• A) progression
• B) repression
• C) regression
• D) rationalization

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Definitions:

Global Issues

Problems and challenges that transcend national boundaries and require collaborative efforts for resolution, including climate change, poverty, and health crises.

Ego Psychology

A school of psychoanalytic thought that emphasizes the role and development of the ego or self in personality.

Blank Slate

The idea that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that all knowledge comes from experience or perception.

Countertransference

The emotional reaction of a psychotherapist to a client's transference, including feelings, thoughts, or behaviors that emerge from the therapist's unconscious or personal experiences.