Freud Proposed That the Ego Defends the Individual Against Anxiety

question 169

Multiple Choice

Freud proposed that the ego defends the individual against anxiety by pushing sexual and aggressive urges out of consciousness. This defense mechanism is called:

• A)displacement.
• B)denial.
• C)repression.
• D)projection.

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Definitions:

Relatively Often

A term indicating that an event or occurrence happens frequently, but not necessarily at regular intervals or with uniform intensity.

Social Anxiety Disorder

A chronic mental health condition in which social interactions cause irrational anxiety, fear, self-consciousness, and embarrassment.

DSM-5

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a widely used manual for diagnosing and classifying mental disorders.

Biological Factor

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