The Class Is Expecting a Lecture on Alternative Medicine,when the Professor

question 62

Multiple Choice

The class is expecting a lecture on alternative medicine,when the professor walks in smoking marijuana.According to the text,how is this behaviour classified?

• A) deviant
• B) normal
• C) expected
• D) criminal

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

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

Denial

A defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, effectively blocking external events from awareness.

Refusal To Believe

The act of deliberately choosing not to accept or acknowledge information or facts, often despite evidence to the contrary, which can stem from various cognitive or emotional reasons.

Defense Mechanism

A psychological strategy unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.