Asked by britney garcia on Jun 19, 2024
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Freud believed that all ________ functioned indirectly and unconsciously.
A) psychosexual stages
B) defense mechanisms
C) structures of the personality
D) developmental stages
Defense Mechanisms
Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and unacceptable thoughts or feelings.
Psychosexual Stages
A series of developmental stages proposed by Freud, in which the pleasure-seeking energies of the id focus on different erogenous zones.
Personality Structures
The organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive, often described in terms of traits or models such as the Big Five.
- Familiarize oneself with the psychodynamic perspective concerning personality and its defense mechanisms.
Verified Answer
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Sagar LamsalJun 25, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Freud proposed that defense mechanisms operate unconsciously to protect the individual from anxiety and psychological discomfort. The other answer choices focus on more conscious aspects of the psyche, such as the stages of development and structures of the personality.
Learning Objectives
- Familiarize oneself with the psychodynamic perspective concerning personality and its defense mechanisms.