The main drawback to any defense mechanism is that maintaining self-deceptions requires ___________________, which is needed to cope effectively with the demands of daily life.

Related MCQs

• ______________ is the ego defense mechanism that involves unconsciously shifting the target of an emotional urge to a substitute target that is less threatening or dangerous.
• ______________ is the degree to which a person is subjectively convinced of his or her own capabilities, effectiveness, or efficiency in meeting the demands of a situation.
• According to Freud, ________________ is the partly conscious rational component of personality that regulates thoughts and behavior and is most in touch with the demands of the external world.
• ___________________ refers to the awareness of environmental demands and the capacity to accommodate them by postponing gratification until the appropriate time or circumstances exist.
• _____________ are the beliefs that people have about their ability to meet the demands of a specific situation, feelings of self-confidence or self-doubt.
• _______________ defined intelligence as the global capacity to think rationally, act purposefully, and deal effectively with the environment.
• Any disorder in which the comprehension or the expression of language is impaired is _____________
• Memories of personally experienced events and the contexts in which they occurred is ______________
• _____________________ is condition in which there is no inclination to eat, even under conditions of severe food deprivation.
• _________________ is a faint copy of the visual input which persists in the visual sensory register for a few seconds, before it gradually decays.