Mandy, who is five, recently spotted a bee buzzing in circles on the sidewalk. She bent over and picked up the insect and it stung her. Now whenever Mandy hears an insect buzz, even a housefly buzzing against a screen, her heart rate increases

Which of the following is an example of a denial defense mechanism?

a) slamming a door instead of hitting someone b) a child starting a temper tantrum in a toy store because she was told she could not have a doll c) rejecting a physician's cancer diagnosis d) a co-worker insulting your work and then excessively praising you at a meeting the next day

A woman thinks her arm is paralyzed, but in fact it is not! This condition was once called

A) somatogenic B) repression C) surrealism D) hysteria