Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Self and Personality

Question:
A defence mechanism by which people push unacceptable, anxiety provoking thoughts and impulses into the unconscious to avoid confronting them directly.
Options:
Projection
Denial
Reaction formation,
Repression
Correct Answer:
Repression
Explanation:
Repression: A defence mechanism by which people push unacceptable, anxiety provoking thoughts and impulses into the unconscious to avoid confronting them directly.