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What is an example of Compensation adaptive use?
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A shorter-than average man becomes assertively verbal and excels in business
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What is an example of compensation maladaptive use?
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An individual drinks alcohol when self-esteem is low to temporarily diffuse discomfort.
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What is an example of conversion adaptive use?
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A student is unable to take a final examination because of a terrible headache
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What is an example of conversion maladaptive use?
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A man becomes blind after seeing his wife flirt with other men
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What is an example of denial adaptive use?
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A man reacts to news of the death of a loved one by saying "no, i dont believe you. the doctor said he was fine."
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What is an example of denial maladaptive use?
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A woman whose husband died 3 years ago keeps his clothes in the closet and talks about him in present tense.
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What is an example of displacement adaptive use?
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A patient criticizes a nurse after his family fails to visit.
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What is an example of displacement maladaptive use?
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A child who is unable to acknowledge fear of his father becomes fearful of animals.
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What is an example of dissociation adaptive use?
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An art sudent is able to mentally separate herself from the noisy environment as she becomes absorbed in her work
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What is an example of dissociation maladaptive use?
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As the result of an abusive childhood and the need to separate from its realities, a woman finds herself perpetually in a world where she feels disconnected from reality.
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What is an example of indentification adaptive use?
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An 8yr old girl dresses up like her teacher and puts together a pretend classroom for her friends.
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What is an example of indentification maladaptive use?
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A young boy thinks a neighborhood pimp with money and drugs is someone to look up to.
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What is an example of intellectualization adaptive use?
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Despite the fact that a man has lost his farm to a tornado, he analyzes his options and leads his child to safety.
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What is an example of intellectualization maladaptive use?
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A man responds to the death of his wife by focusing on the details of day care and operating the house hold, rather than processing the grief with his childern.
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What is an example of introjection of adaptive use?
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After his wife's death a man has transient complaints of chest pains and difficulty breathing- the symptoms his wife had before she died.
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