Jenny Spends Most of Her Psychic Energy Trying to Push

question 14

Multiple Choice

Jenny spends most of her psychic energy trying to push her memory of a recent mugging out of conscious awareness. According to Freud, if Jenny tries to write a novel, she will find that

• A) the repression has created additional psychic energy that will make her more creative.
• B) she has little psychic energy left to spend on her writing.
• C) nothing has changed, and her writing will proceed as well as it normally does.
• D) the repression has created additional energy for her to invest in other outlets.

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