Terri always complains that she is overwhelmed by test anxiety during the algebra tests and if she could only relax she would have good grades in this class. By focusing on this anxiety, Terri does not have to acknowledge that she has very poor math skills. Terri is using the ________ to protect her self-worth.

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Terri is using the "academic wooden leg" as a defense mechanism to protect her self-worth by attributing her poor performance in algebra to test anxiety rather than acknowledging her lack of math skills. This allows her to avoid confronting her actual academic weaknesses.

Terri Always Complains That She Is Overwhelmed by Test Anxiety