A Worker in an Asbestos Plant Who Hears That Working

question 169

Multiple Choice

A worker in an asbestos plant who hears that working with asbestos increases the risk of cancer soon forgets the report. This is an example of which defense mechanism?

• A) reaction formation
• B) displacement
• C) regression
• D) repression

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Definitions:

Conscious Reflection

Deliberate thought or meditation on one's own actions, feelings, or thoughts.

Yawn

A reflex consisting of the simultaneous inhalation of air and the stretching of the eardrums, often triggered by tiredness, stress, or boredom.

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that activate both when an individual performs an action and when they observe the same action performed by another, thought to be fundamental to learning and empathy.

Mentally Simulating

The process of imagining or recreating experiences in the mind, often used as a method of learning or preparing for actual events.