Nine-Year-Old Simpson Is Emotionally Understanding and Empathetic

question 99

Multiple Choice

Nine-year-old Simpson is emotionally understanding and empathetic. He probably

• A) also has favorable social relationships and prosocial behavior.
• B) is picked on by other children because he is "too sensitive."
• C) retreats from social situations for fear of being overwhelmed by the emotions of others.
• D) cannot yet engage in perspective taking.

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Definitions:

Incorporation

In psychology, the process of integrating ideas, values, or traits of others into one’s own identity or belief system.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used to protect oneself from anxiety or uncomfortable truths.

Compensation

A psychological strategy where individuals overdevelop in one area to make up for deficits in another, often unconsciously.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach developed by Freud emphasizing unconscious processes and the resolution of internal conflicts through techniques such as dream analysis and free association.