People Who Are Attempting to Become Extremely Thin by Refusing

question 65

Multiple Choice

People who are attempting to become extremely thin by refusing to eat suffer from __________

• A) bulimia nervosa.
• B) obesity phobia.
• C) anorexia nervosa.
• D) dissociation.

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Definitions:

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects emotional or physical responses from the intended target to another, often less threatening, target.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used to protect oneself from anxiety or unacceptable thoughts and feelings.

Projection

In psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism of attributing to somebody else a thought or impulse one fears in oneself.

Defense Mechanism

Defense mechanisms are psychological strategies used by individuals to cope with reality and maintain a self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.