Projection Is an Ego-Defense Mechanism That

question 19

Multiple Choice

Projection is an ego-defense mechanism that:

• A)actively keeps anxiety-producing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious
• B)deals with unacceptable thoughts and feelings by attributing them to others
• C)transforms anxiety-producing thoughts and feelings into the opposite thought or feeling
• D)channels unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities

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Definitions:

Primary Sex Characteristics

The physical features that are directly involved in reproduction, such as the ovaries and testes, and the external genitalia.

Gender Identity

A person's individual understanding of their gender identity, which can align with or differ from the sex assigned to them at birth.

Biological Sex

The physical and physiological differences between male and female organisms, often used in the context of human gender.

Cisgender

Describing an individual whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.