Psychology in Modules
Psychology in Modules
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781464167522
Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 46, Problem 1TYS
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Concept introduction: Psychologist, Sigmund Freud said that unconscious mind acts as the reservoir of unacceptable things for the human such as thoughts, wishes, feelings and memories. This information is processed and the individual is not always aware about the information that is processed.

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Correct answer: “Freud believed that we may block painful or unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, or memories from consciousness through an unconscious process called as repression.”

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Repression is a type of defense mechanism that helps to banish the anxiety, feelings, memories and arousing by unconscious process. This helps to block painful and unacceptable feelings, thoughts and memories like rejection, failures and loss of a beloved kith or kin.

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