If You Were to Visit the Fedor Home in the Middle

question 81

Multiple Choice

If you were to visit the Fedor home in the middle of the day,you would find 1-year-old Vlad playing close to his mother.Your presence would upset him,and his mother would have difficulty comforting him.If she left the room briefly,he would be extremely upset,but he would seem to both seek and avoid her when she returned.Vlad most likely would be classified as having a(n) ________ form of attachment.

• A) avoidant
• B) disorganized
• C) secure
• D) ambivalent

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to cope with reality.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Summer Job

Temporary employment typically taken during the summer months, often by students, to gain work experience or earn money.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals or the psyche to manage stress, anxiety, and internal or external demands that are perceived as threatening.