Psychology & Sociology · MilesDown: Behavioral Sciences

Question

____ is a kind of psychological defense mechanism in which a person perceives their true feelings or desires to be socially unacceptable, so they attempt to convince themselves or others that the opposite is true--often in a very exaggerated performance

Answer

Reaction formation is a kind of psychological defense mechanism in which a person perceives their true feelings or desires to be socially unacceptable, so they attempt to convince themselves or others that the opposite is true--often in a very exaggerated performance
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