Defense mechanisms

A) are always maladaptive.
B) are always adaptive.
C) are adaptive only in children.
D) can be helpful in some situations.

Ans: D) can be helpful in some situations.

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a. Maslow's model has intuitive appeal. b. One criticism of Maslow's model is that the same behavior may reflect multiple needs. c. Maslow's theory has been criticized for focusing too much on psychosocial needs and not enough onbiological needs d. A person's needs may not be ordered in the fixed manner suggested by Maslow's hierarchy. e. Maslow believed that we all have the ability to follow our own paths toward achieving self-actualization.

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