[Solved] The citrate cycle is considered to be a(n)__________ pathway. A) anabolic B) catabolic C) anaplerotic D) amphibolic Defense Mechanisms: Psychological strategies used by individuals unconsciously to protect themselves from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings. Repression: A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness. Displacement: A defense mechanism where the mind substitutes either a new aim or a new object for goals felt in their original form to be dangerous or unacceptable. Regression: A defense mechanism where an individual reverts to an earlier stage of development in the face of unacceptable thoughts or impulses.