When Anxiety-Provoking Memories Are Prevented from Reaching Conscious Awareness,such as Not

question 75

Multiple Choice

When anxiety-provoking memories are prevented from reaching conscious awareness,such as not remembering lying to a parent,it is called

• A)denial.
• B)isolation.
• C)repression.
• D)reaction-formation.

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Definitions:

Menstrual Period

A monthly cycle in which the lining of the womb (uterus) sheds, leading to bleeding through the vagina, part of the female reproductive cycle that prepares the body for pregnancy.

Zygote

Diploid cell resulting from the union of a sperm cell and an oocyte.

Identical Twins

Twins that develop from a single zygote splitting early in development, sharing 100% of their DNA.

Dizygotic

Pertaining to twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperms, also known as fraternal twins.