Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theories of Personality

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

Repression (Freud) is

A
$Pushing anxiety-provoking thoughts into the unconscious$
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B
$Consciously deciding to dismiss unwanted ideas$
C
$Deliberately rehearsing thoughts to improve recall$
D
$Random forgetting due to normal memory decay$

Explanation

The "primary" defense mechanism in Freudian theory.

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