The Defense Mechanism of Isolation Is Where

question 117

Multiple Choice

The defense mechanism of isolation is where

• A) the normal affect accompanying certain thoughts is denied.
• B) certain acts are magically wished away.
• C) the person denies certain impulses or thoughts access to consciousness.
• D) what is internal and unacceptable is separated and then viewed as external.

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Definitions:

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Utility-Maximizing

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Inferior Good

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