Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:
If a person defends against anxiety by adopting behaviours opposite to his true feelings. He has adopted which of the following defence mechanism?
Options:
Projection
Rationalisation
Repression
Reaction formation
Correct Answer:
Reaction formation
Explanation:
In reaction formation, a person defends against anxiety by adopting behaviours opposite to her/his true feelings.