Jack LaLanne, who made a successful career out of bodybuilding in spite of the fact that he was thin and sickly as a young man, and Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf but became an outstanding thinker and writer, would be examples of people who used which defense mechanism to overcome feelings of inferiority?

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Compensation is a defense mechanism where individuals overachieve in one area to compensate for failures in another. Jack LaLanne and Helen Keller both overcame their physical limitations by excelling in other areas, demonstrating compensation.

Jack LaLanne, Who Made a Successful Career Out of Bodybuilding