The Encoding Step Causes Problems Even with a "Proper" Message

question 93

Essay

The encoding step causes problems even with a "proper" message. Explain with an example.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Strategies employed by the psyche to protect the individual from psychological distress.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a reality or fact is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism in which unacceptable impulses are transformed into their opposite, often as a way of coping with anxiety.

Id Impulses

Primitive instincts and drives present from birth, according to Freudian theory, that operate at the unconscious level.