Dr Stevenson Is Preparing to Hypnotize Lucy in Order to Help

question 1

Multiple Choice

Dr. Stevenson is preparing to hypnotize Lucy in order to help alleviate her severe fear of dental appointments. Which factor would be the most important in ensuring a successful hypnosis?

• A) Lucy is motivated to cooperate.
• B) Lucy has not been to the dentist within the past 12 months.
• C) Lucy is estranged from her family.
• D) Lucy has at least a high school education.

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

This defense mechanism involves the disguising of one's own threatening impulses by attributing them to others in an exaggerated or opposite form, as a means of coping with anxiety.

Exaggerated Emotions

Intensified feelings that are often disproportionate to the situation, sometimes due to stress, personality traits, or psychological conditions.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism where distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.

Displacement

In psychology, a defense mechanism involving the redirection of an impulse from a real target to a safer or substitute one.