Concerned with His Own Academic Flaws and Weaknesses,Preston Often Aggressively

question 14

Multiple Choice

Concerned with his own academic flaws and weaknesses,Preston often aggressively lashes out at his instructors via his evaluations of their teaching ability on RateMyProfessor.com and during class teaching evaluations.This is an example of what Freudian defence mechanism?

• A)Reaction formation
• B)Projection
• C)Intellectualization
• D)Displacement

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Definitions:

Fight-Or-Flight Response

A biological response triggered by an apparent harmful occurrence, assault, or danger to one's continued existence.

Emotion-Focused Coping

Attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction.

Adaptation-Level Phenomenon

Our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience.

Unhealthy Blood Pressure

A condition where the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high or too low, leading to health problems.