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Question
Students often pick on Tito, but he says that this behavior is a sign that the other students like him. What defense mechanism is Tito displaying?
(1 point)
Responses

regression
regression

denial
denial

compensation
compensation

rationalization

5 answers

rationalization
True or False:

You feel anger not only mentally and emotionally, but also physically.
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true
true

false
true
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Question
Which of the following defense mechanisms is Marissa using when she says “So what if I broke her stupid toy? She’s always bothering me when I want to play video games and no one should have to put up with that all the time.”
(1 point)
Responses

compensation
compensation

denial
denial

reaction formation
reaction formation

projection
projection