Shortly After Receiving a Traffic Ticket for Speeding,Fred Made Numerous

question 264

Multiple Choice

Shortly after receiving a traffic ticket for speeding,Fred made numerous hostile comments to his wife about the incompetence of women drivers.Fred's comments illustrate most clearly the defense mechanism of

• A) reaction formation.
• B) rationalization.
• C) identification.
• D) displacement.

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Definitions:

Epicardium

Serous membrane covering the surface of the heart; also called visceral pericardium.

Pericardial Fluid

Viscous fluid contained within the pericardial cavity between the visceral and parietal pericardium; functions as a lubricant.

Heart Valves

Structures within the heart that maintain unidirectional flow of blood by opening and closing depending on the pressure differential.

Systemic Circulation

The part of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.