A divorced man is asked about his wedding day with

48. A divorced man is asked about his wedding day with his ex-wife who later deserted
him. He replies, "I don't remember much about it; I think it rained." His inability to
recall details of that day suggests that he applied which of Freudian defense
mechanism?
A. projectio
n.
B. regressio
n.
C. repressio
n.
D. sublimatio
n.

49. Which of the following is the most powerful of all defense mechanisms, its primary
function being to push unacceptable impulses out of awareness?
50. Repressed memories can become troublesome, because they might do which of the
following?
51. Many of her friends considered Sandra to be a workaholic. She never seemed to be
able to do enough of anything and could not enjoy satisfaction with any of her many
achievements. She drove herself so hard, that her friends feared that she would
physically collapse. Freudian theory would suggest that Sandra is _______________.

52. Mary avoids worrying about the health risks of her cigarette smoking by thinking,
"Those lab studies prove nothing except that test animals should not smoke." Which
of the following Freudian defense mechanism does Mary apply?
A. rationalizati
on.
B. displaceme
nt.
C. sublimatio
n.
D. repressio
n.
53. Which of the following Freudian defense mechanism are applied when a person
refuses to believe her doctor's diagnosis that she has cancer?
54. A seven-year-old child was angry with her school teacher, but was unaware of it. After
school, she resolved her feelings of frustration by kicking her four-year-old brother.
Which of Freud's defense mechanisms is this child displaying?

55. Which of the following best describes the process of redirecting our instinctual urges
of sex and aggression into socially acceptable behaviour?
56. Jeff experiences strong aggressive feelings toward his overprotective stepfather.
Because he is powerless to aggress openly against his stepfather, Jeff becomes a
very aggressive player on his basketball team. According to Freud, this is an example
of which of the following?
A. castration
anxiety.
B. sublimatio
n.
C. repressio
n.
D. displaceme
nt.