While Freud Emphasized Internal Psychosexual Conflict in Personality Development, Erikson

question 6

Multiple Choice

While Freud emphasized internal psychosexual conflict in personality development, Erikson recognized that __________________ plays a significant role in shaping a child's sense of self.

• A) self-absorption
• B) integration
• C) the social environment
• D) the physical environment

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Definitions:

Defence Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety or unacceptable impulses.

Repression

A defense mechanism proposed by psychoanalytic theory, where a person unconsciously blocks out painful, uncomfortable, or threatening memories, thoughts, or desires from consciousness.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their unwanted feelings or impulses onto someone else, rather than admitting to or dealing with the unwanted feelings themselves.

Identification

The process of associating oneself with certain characteristics of another person, group, or idea, often as a role model or for the sake of establishing one's identity.