Reaction formation refers to the process by which people
A) disguise unacceptable unconscious impulses by attributing them to others.
B) consciously express feelings that are the opposite of unacceptable unconscious impulses.
C) Retreat to behavior patterns characteristic of a more infantile stage of development.
D) offer self-justifying explanations in place of the real but unacceptable unconscious reasons for action
Ans: B) consciously express feelings that are the opposite of unacceptable unconscious impulses.
You might also like to view...
A large public library restructures its work schedules to allow disabled employees to perform their duties. The library has:
A) made reasonable accommodations. B) made essential accommodations. C) been subject to undue hardship. D) established BFOQs.
A research study involving schizophrenic adults looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children. The researchers were trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions. This research study focused on the negative symptom called
a. alogia. b. affective flattening. c. associative splitting. d. emotional effect syndrome.