AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Sigmund Freud, what causes repression?
A
disturbing memories
B
physical injuries
C
interference
D
decay
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Sigmund Freud, disturbing memories may be pushed out of the conscious mind in the process of interference. Athletes knocked unconscious during a game often suffer retrograde amnesia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Repression is the unconscious blocking of unpleasant emotions, impulses, memories, and thoughts from your conscious mind. First described by Sigmund Freud, the purpose of this defense mechanism is to try to minimize feelings of guilt and anxiety.

Detailed explanation-3: -repression, in psychoanalytic theory, the exclusion of distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings from the conscious mind. Often involving sexual or aggressive urges or painful childhood memories, these unwanted mental contents are pushed into the unconscious mind.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Freud, repressed unconscious urges: can surface and create nervous disorders.

Detailed explanation-5: -Repression: Subconsciously blocking ideas or impulses that are undesirable. This defense mechanism may be present in someone who has no recollection of a traumatic event, even though they were conscious and aware during the event.

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