Jamil Has a Great Fear of Dentists

question 304

Multiple Choice

Jamil has a great fear of dentists. He makes an appointment with his dentist, but although he marks the date and time on his calendar and in his date book, he still forgets to go. Freud would say that Jamil practiced the defence mechanism of

• A) exclusion.
• B) repression.
• C) projection.
• D) repulsion.

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