Trisha, Who Is on a Diet, Passes a Bakery and Sees

question 65

Multiple Choice

Trisha, who is on a diet, passes a bakery and sees a chocolate cake in the window. She immediately wants to go in and get the cake, but then realizes that eating the cake will only destroy her diet. When she then feels guilty for even thinking about breaking her diet, Trisha is experiencing ________.

• A) psychic conflict
• B) delay of gratification
• C) sublimation
• D) reaction formation

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