During a grade school field trip, Ryan and his friends were running down a hill when he stepped on a snake. He was unharmed but shaken by the experience
When one of his friends mentioned the incident months later, Ryan could not remember running down the hill that day. Freud would say that this is an example of __________.
A) sublimation
B) displacement
C) repression
D) reaction formation
Answer: C
Rationale: Actively drowning out thoughts, memories, or wishes is called repression, and is a defense mechanism described by Freud.
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Early in the twentieth century, Horney called attention to a growing trend in the United States in which individuals would do anything necessary to place themselves in a position of advantage compared to others. She named the trend
a) self-idealism. b) hypercompetitiveness. c) basic anxiety. d) "the devil's pact."