Number answers and place the letter of the Defense Mechanism in front of your sentence of explanation.

  

EXERCISE DEFENSE MECHANISMS Provide a single sentence explanation for your choice. Next to each statement, place the correct letter of the defense mechanism. 1. A. Repression B. Regression E. Denial F. Rationalization C. Reaction Formation G. Projection D. Isolation H. Sublimation A surgeon who lost a patient after a six hour surgical procedure forgot that he was even in the operating room. 2. Soldiers exposed to traumatic experiences during a war talk about the experiences without any emotional reaction. D 3. The mother of an unplanned child may feel guilty about not welcoming the child. As a result, she may try to prove her love by becoming overprotective and buy the child many toys. 4. Mrs. Anderson often accuses other women of not being good housewives and taking their role too lightly. In reality, Mrs. Anderson orders her family meals and has a maid. It is, rather obvious to those who know her that she is revealing her own very obvious behavior 5. Paul, an aggressive child, had problems in school since he would frequently fight with other children. However, Paul found that he could channel this hostility into sports 6. The "closet" drinker may insist that he really does not care much for alcohol. He says he drinks to relax after a hard day at work... 7. Mike is always trying to impress his friends with his maturity. However, when Mike has social or emotional problems, he runs to his father for help. 8. 9. David Jones recently lost his executive position. Upon trading his luxury home for a smaller home, David informed friends that he was downsizing due to the empty nest Reformers may conduct campaigns against child sex offenders in order to appear that they have no erotic interest in such behavior. 10. The individual who has a very ill child and is shown all of the medical evidence to prove the assessment still refuses to accept the diagnosis. 83