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. After his wife leaves him, a man claims that he felt no love for her and will

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Question

. After his wife leaves him, a man claims that he felt no love for her and will easily find another wife in the near future. Which ego defense mechanism uses self-serving explanations to alleviate anxiety?

a.         rationalization

b.         displacement

c.         repression

d.         reaction formation

A man experiences hostile and aggressive thought towards his boss, but instead goes home and yells at his wife. According to Freud, this is an example of which ego defense mechanism?

            a.         projection

b.         displacement

c.         repression

d.         reaction formation

According to Freud, which of the following conditions may result from excessive frustration of needs during psychosexual development?

            a.         denial  

            b.         projection       

            c.         fixation

            d.         displacement

According to Freud, during which psychosexual stage do boys possess an erotic desire for the mother?

            a.         anal

            b.         phallic

            c.         oral

            d.         latency

According to Freud, the successful resolution of the Oedipus complex during psychosexual development involves the child's use of the defense mechanism of

a.         identification

b.         fixation

c.         reaction formation

d.         undoing

Explanation / Answer

1) the correct option is option (b) displacement ego defense where he displaces his wife with the other one..

3) the correct option is option (c) fixation..

2) the correct option is option (d) reaction formation where the boss anger has taken the reaction and came out on the wife..

4) the correct option is option (c) oral..