Sigmund Freud gave various defense mechanisms. Which of the following is not a mature defense mechanism?
Ans. B. ProjectionAll of the others are mature defenses. Anticipation is goal directed and involves realistic anticipation or planning for future inner discomfort. Suppression involves the conscious postponement of attention to a conscious impulse or conflict. Altruism uses constructive and instinctually satisfying service to others to undergo a vicarious experience. Asceticism involves the assignment of value to specific pleasure and is directed against all base pleasures.
Humor
Projection
Asceticism
Altruism
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