Cultural Assumptions About Communication Can Include

question 22

Multiple Choice

Cultural assumptions about communication can include:

• A) The rules we should follow in all communications with others
• B) The exact wording we should use in all communications with others
• C) The exact time limits we should follow in all communications with others
• D) The specific topics we must discuss in all communications with others.

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses or feelings are transformed into their opposite.

Identification

A psychological process in which an individual associates themselves with certain groups, characteristics, values, or qualities of another person or entity.

Intellectualization

A defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress.

Sublimation

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