04-26-2015, 08:09 AM
A 45-year-old lady notices a firm mass in her right breast, but ignores it. The mass is detected on her next annual physical examination and has, by then, increased tremendously in size. Further evaluation revealed the diagnosis of breast cancer. The lady cries bitterly when given the diagnosis of breast cancer, but few hours later, denies any memory for the event. Which defence mechanism is observed in this patient?
A) Repression
B) Regression
C) Rationalization
D) Intellectualism
E) Dissociation
F) Suppression
G) Reaction formation
H) Altruism
I) Sublimation
A) Repression
B) Regression
C) Rationalization
D) Intellectualism
E) Dissociation
F) Suppression
G) Reaction formation
H) Altruism
I) Sublimation