Which of the Following Best Defines a Defense Mechanism

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines a defense mechanism?

• A) an attempt to manage conflict between the id and superego
• B) the client's unconscious tendency to interact with the therapist as if the therapist were very similar to an important person in the client's personal history (mother or father, for example)
• C) a verbal or behavioral "mistake" that, according to psychodynamic psychotherapists, communicates an underlying unconscious wish
• D) an attempt to say whatever comes to mind, without censorship, no matter how nonsensical, illogical, or inappropriate

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