Question

Match each defense compensation mechanism with a corresponding behavior below:

A patient refuses to believe her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Answer 1

Denial, Reaction formation, Regression, and Projection are defense compensation mechanisms and corresponding behaviors.

Step-by-step explanation:

Defense Compensation Mechanisms and Behaviors:

1. Denial: A patient refuses to believe her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
2. Reaction formation: Joe makes fun of a gay peer while being attracted to males himself.
3. Regression: A child acts like a baby and drinks from a bottle when resenting the arrival of a newborn sibling.
4. Projection: A person refuses to acknowledge her own unconscious feelings and sees those feelings in someone else.

These defense mechanisms are psychological strategies that individuals use to cope with anxiety or emotional distress.