From 4 to 6 Months into the Second Year, Angry

question 41

Multiple Choice

From 4 to 6 months into the second year, angry expressions __________ in __________.

• A) decrease; both frequency and intensity
• B) increase; intensity but decrease in frequency
• C) increase; both frequency and intensity
• D) increase; frequency but decrease in intensity

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Conscious Forms

Refers to the aspects or configurations of conscious experience that are known and understood by an individual.

Oral-Retentive

Characterized by behaviors thought to be the result of a fixation in the oral stage of psychosexual development, often manifesting as meticulousness or stinginess.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.