The defense mechanism that allows the person to protect himself or herself against unbearable pain by using dissociations between thoughts and feelings is called:

a. rationalization
b. intellectualization
c. denial
d. reaction formation

b

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Adolescents who have not experienced an identity crisis but are committed to an occupation are in the:

a. foreclosure status. c. identity competence status. b. moratorium status. d. identity achievement status.

Psychology

Joe attends a class in order to learn to use a computer. Joe takes notes during the class, and uses the notes to operate his own computer when he gets home. Using the notes from the computer class to use his computer at home is an example of which strategy for promoting generalization?

a. incorporating common stimuli b. teaching a range of functionally equivalent responses c. incorporating a variety of relevant stimulus situations in training d. self-generated mediators of generalization

Psychology