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A 28-year-old woman complains that her mother is selfish, undereducated, devious, and bereft of any redeeming qualities. On the other hand, she idealizes an aunt whom she describes as kind, sage, and the source of strength in her life. Which of the following defense mechanisms is this woman using?
A. Projection
B. Idealization
C. Conversion
D. Splitting
E. Symbolization
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| tamriko
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The answer is D.
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| alice8
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I think the answer is B
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| Yulia
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That woman clearly uses splitting: everything is either great or horrible, nothing in the middle.
Ritu, how did you like exam master? what do you think of it?
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| alice8
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yes it really sounds so close to splitting but what about this..
:arrow: idealization is a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad...
explanation and the example in this question is so similar to the splitting but in splitting person thinks for example all doctors are excellent but all nurses are annoying etc...i think this is a little bit different thats why i am thinking answer would be B
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| usmlebuzz
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hi yulia , exammaster is good but I donot understand the explanation they give .That is the exact cause why I posted this question as the answer u give is correct but alice's explanation is so convincing and so I was confused once again
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hi ruti
i ve seen a question really similar to yours in brs behavioral science which 's answer was idealization... :roll:
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| alice8
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oops i forgot to log in,the guest was me
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| usmlebuzz
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thanks alice
personally I like idealization.......... too. It is more convincing :wink:
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| tamriko
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Well i've seen this quistion in nmsr and it is splitting.
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| Yulia
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Hi everyone!
i have to admit i never read brs for behavioral. i did hy and kaplan notes, and neither recognizes idealization as a separate defence mechanism. Everything that splits goes to splitting. 
So, do you mind telling me more about idealization defence mechanism with examples and how exactly brs tells it apart from splitting.
Thank you in advance guys 
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| Its in NMS.
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hi, this question is right out of NMS. And actually the keys to this question are that the patient believes that one person is all good and one person is all bad. There is no grey area. She has split the personalities into one or the other.
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| usmledoctor1
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i am a fan of yulia. i just joined forum recently just 15 days before taking my step 2 and doing the ques on this website. and i am so impressed by yulia s posts
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| lucky
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i'd go for splitting , clearly to this women one is all good and one is all bad, which happens in splitting.
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