The Premise That Higher-Level Needs Can't Emerge Until Lower Level

question 24

Multiple Choice

The premise that higher-level needs can't emerge until lower level needs are met is part of

• A)Maslow's theory.
• B)ERG theory.
• C)process theory.
• D)expectancy theory.
• E)valence theory.

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Definitions:

Defensive Style

The characteristic manner in which an individual habitually copes with stress, threats, and conflicts, often through specific defense mechanisms.

Unconscious Defense Mechanisms

Tactics used by the subconscious mind to alter, deny, or twist reality to guard against anxiety and undesirable tendencies.

Denial

A defense mechanism where confrontation with a reality or fact is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Sublimation

A psychological defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.