AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Soldiers exposed to traumatic experiences during wartime sometimes had amnesia and were unable to recall any part of their ordeal. The mother of an unwanted child may feel guilty about not welcoming her child. As a result, she may try to prove her love by becoming overindulgent and overprotective of the child.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of Denial Someone denies that they have an alcohol or substance use disorder because they can still function and go to work each day. After the unexpected death of a loved one, a person might refuse to accept the reality of the death and deny that anything has happened.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rationalization is a defense mechanism in which people justify difficult or unacceptable feelings with seemingly logical reasons and explanations. For example, a student who is rejected from her dream college may explain that she’s happy to be attending a school that’s less competitive and more welcoming.

Detailed explanation-4: -Regression: Adapting one’s behavior to earlier levels of psychosocial development. For example, a stressful event may cause an individual to regress to bed-wetting after they have already outgrown this behavior. Repression: Subconsciously blocking ideas or impulses that are undesirable.