When Melissa experiences test anxiety, she sticks her pen in her mouth and begins sucking on it. This defence mechanism is referred to as:

a) Displacement
b) Reaction formation
c) Regression
d) Sublimation

c

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a. 3 b. 5 c. 10 d. 20

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Define and provide an example of overextension, underextension, a referential style, an expressive linguistic style, and telegraphic speech

What will be an ideal response?

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