Question

5) What is the PRIMARY distinction between defense an coping mechanisms?

A: Defense mechanisms are discrete reactions to traumatic stressors while coping mechanisms are continuous unconscious actions taken to deal with everyday life events
B: Defense mechanisms fluctuate depending upon situational and personality factors while coping mechandisms are stable and rigid over time
C: defense mechanisms are manipulative methods of addressing threatening events while coping mechanisms are based on health decisions aimed toward self-preservation
D: Defense mechanisms are subconscious while coping mechanisms involve deliberate cognitive and emotional modifications

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Defense mechanisms are unconscious & unintentional whereas coping mechanisms are conscious and intentional methods of dealing with stressors. The unconscious/conscious differences are the most primary distinction between the two.