The Defense Mechanism of Sublimation Is

question 236

Multiple Choice

The defense mechanism of sublimation is

• A) a return to a more juvenile level of functioning.
• B) diverting a behavior or thought away from its natural target toward a less threatening target.
• C) attributing one's own undesirable characteristics to other people.
• D) the transformation of sexual or aggressive energies into culturally acceptable, or even admirable, behavior.

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Definitions:

Continental Army

The revolutionary war army authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775, led by General George Washington, to fight against British rule during the American Revolution.

Declaration of Independence

A seminal document adopted on July 4, 1776, by the thirteen American colonies declaring their independence from British rule.

Treaty of Paris

The 1783 agreement that ended the Revolutionary War, recognizing American independence and granting significant land territories to the United States from Great Britain.