Jack LaLanne, who made a successful career out of bodybuilding in spite of the fact that he was thin and sickly
as a young man, and Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf but became an outstanding thinker and writer, would be examples of people who used which defense mechanism to overcome feelings of inferiority?
a. projection
b. rationalization
c. compensation
d. intellectualization
ANSWER: c
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When parents attempt to mediate conflicts that arise between two young children who are playing,
a. the children will have greater difficulty solving conflicts on their own. b. the children will become less cooperative with each other. c. the children will play more cooperatively and longer. d. it will have no effect on the children's play behavior.
Which of the following groups is most likely to experience feelings of loneliness and increased physical and mental health problems?
a) Divorced women over the age of 40 b) Divorced men in general c) Divorced women under the age of 25 d) Divorced women in general