ABCG FINAL TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
▶ Sublimation? Answer:: wishes or drives that are deemed unacceptable
are channeled into more socially acceptable activities
▶ Reaction formation:? Answer:the individual utilizes the opposite action or
emotion to ward off unacceptable emotions or wishes
▶ Projection:? Answer:repressed or unacceptable emotions or wishes are
perceived as residing in others
▶ Projective identification? Answer:the individual's behavior induces a
repressed or unacceptable emotion in another person
▶ Working from a script:? Answer:present with a "rehearsed story", often
happens when an individual repeats the same information to many health
care providers - try redirecting
▶ Rationalization:? Answer:patient is trying to justify his or her feelings,
beliefs or choices
▶ Projection? Answer:patients may attribute their feelings or attitudes to
others - "everyone will think I am ___" when in fact it is the patient that feels
that way
▶ Either-or thinking:? Answer:seeing the situation as only having certain
options, when, in fact, there are other options to be considered
▶ Disbelief? Answer:the information provided is heard but not accepted
because it does not make sense
▶ mimics of denial? Answer:disbelief, deferral, dismissal
▶ Deferral:? Answer:the information is accepted but the implications are
not
, ▶ Dismissal? Answer:devaluing or attacking the legitimacy of the
professional or the profession from which bad news is received
▶ Anchoring:? Answer:when an individual has a prior belief concerning the
magnitude of the risk that serves as a frame of reference within which new
information or risks figures are evaluated
▶ Availability? Answer:refers to how easily or readily examples of the
potential outcome can be brought to mind (ie knowing someone with the
condition in question)
▶ Representativeness? Answer:refers to the variety of circumstances in
which individuals inappropriately use the characteristics of a small sample
with which that are familiar as a basis for predicting the outcome related to
a larger population.
▶ Intuitive? Answer:a person who makes a decision on the basis of
feelings that have not been verbalized - "it feels right"
▶ Agonizing? Answer:a person who spends time and effort in gathering
information and analyzing alternatives, but gets lost in the data and never
gets to the decision - "I can't make up my mind"
▶ Delaying:? Answer:a person who puts off thought and action on a
problem until later - "I'll get back to you later"
▶ Impulsive:? Answer:a person who takes the first available alternative,
without looking at other alternatives or collecting relevant information -
"decide now, think later"
▶ Fatalistic:? Answer:a person who leaves the decision to the environment
or fate "whatever will be, will be"
▶ Compliant:? Answer:a person who goes along with the plans of others
instead of making his or her own decisions - "if it's OK with you, it's OK with
me"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
▶ Sublimation? Answer:: wishes or drives that are deemed unacceptable
are channeled into more socially acceptable activities
▶ Reaction formation:? Answer:the individual utilizes the opposite action or
emotion to ward off unacceptable emotions or wishes
▶ Projection:? Answer:repressed or unacceptable emotions or wishes are
perceived as residing in others
▶ Projective identification? Answer:the individual's behavior induces a
repressed or unacceptable emotion in another person
▶ Working from a script:? Answer:present with a "rehearsed story", often
happens when an individual repeats the same information to many health
care providers - try redirecting
▶ Rationalization:? Answer:patient is trying to justify his or her feelings,
beliefs or choices
▶ Projection? Answer:patients may attribute their feelings or attitudes to
others - "everyone will think I am ___" when in fact it is the patient that feels
that way
▶ Either-or thinking:? Answer:seeing the situation as only having certain
options, when, in fact, there are other options to be considered
▶ Disbelief? Answer:the information provided is heard but not accepted
because it does not make sense
▶ mimics of denial? Answer:disbelief, deferral, dismissal
▶ Deferral:? Answer:the information is accepted but the implications are
not
, ▶ Dismissal? Answer:devaluing or attacking the legitimacy of the
professional or the profession from which bad news is received
▶ Anchoring:? Answer:when an individual has a prior belief concerning the
magnitude of the risk that serves as a frame of reference within which new
information or risks figures are evaluated
▶ Availability? Answer:refers to how easily or readily examples of the
potential outcome can be brought to mind (ie knowing someone with the
condition in question)
▶ Representativeness? Answer:refers to the variety of circumstances in
which individuals inappropriately use the characteristics of a small sample
with which that are familiar as a basis for predicting the outcome related to
a larger population.
▶ Intuitive? Answer:a person who makes a decision on the basis of
feelings that have not been verbalized - "it feels right"
▶ Agonizing? Answer:a person who spends time and effort in gathering
information and analyzing alternatives, but gets lost in the data and never
gets to the decision - "I can't make up my mind"
▶ Delaying:? Answer:a person who puts off thought and action on a
problem until later - "I'll get back to you later"
▶ Impulsive:? Answer:a person who takes the first available alternative,
without looking at other alternatives or collecting relevant information -
"decide now, think later"
▶ Fatalistic:? Answer:a person who leaves the decision to the environment
or fate "whatever will be, will be"
▶ Compliant:? Answer:a person who goes along with the plans of others
instead of making his or her own decisions - "if it's OK with you, it's OK with
me"
