The Goal of All Defense Mechanisms and the Basis of All

question 41

Multiple Choice

The goal of all defense mechanisms and the basis of all neuroses in Freud's theory of psychopathology is:

• A)resistance.
• B)transference.
• C)repression.
• D)catharsis.

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