61.Hector is not very athletic, so he decides that he will try to impress his peers by studying hard and getting good grades. This is an example of:
a.scapegoating.
b.compensation.
c.sublimation.
d.repression.
62.The death of a family member produces feelings that are similar to the feelings produced by:
a.divorce.
b.unemployment.
c.bankruptcy.
d.retirement.
63.The death of a family member is especially traumatic when it is:
a.gradual.
b.unexpected.
c.caused by old age.
d.sublimated.
64.Rick and Judy have been searching for their eight-year-old son ever since he disappeared six months ago. They feel that they have exhausted every possible avenue in their search and are not sure which way to turn. Rick and Judy are suffering from:
a.ambiguous loss.
b.scapegoating.
c.denial.
d.bargaining.
65.Ambiguous loss can be hard on families. One type is present in kidnapping, where the person is physically absent, but psychologically present. The other type is when a person is physically present, but psychologically absent. All of the following are examples of the second type of ambiguous loss
EXCEPT:
a.a person in a coma.
b.a missing soldier.
c.an Alzheimer’s patient.
d.an individual suffering from mental illness.
66.More and more violent crimes are being committed by:
a.immigrants.
b.females.
c.suburbanites.
d.minors.
67.A suicide attempt is really:
a.a cry for help.
b.an act of repression.
c.a form of sublimation.
d.an adaptation syndrome.
68.The overwhelming majority of people who survive a suicide are:
a.mentally disordered.
b.middle-aged.
c.glad they are alive.
d.members of a minority group.
69.The group that has the highest suicide rate is:
a.white males.
b.black males.
c.white females.
d.black females.
70.Many experts believe that ____ may be the nation's number one preventable cause of death among young people.
a.suicide
b.accidents
c.homicide
d.alcoholism