Freud believed that most clients would have difficulty accepting their therapist's interpretations and that they might display ____________________, or unconscious defensive manoeuvres to hinder the process of therapy.

Defensive Manoeuvres

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and internal conflicts by denying or distorting reality.

Therapist's Interpretations

The process by which therapists analyze and make sense of a client's behavior, speech, and emotional responses to provide insight or treatment.

Unconscious

A part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behaviors and emotions, according to psychoanalytic theory.