repression

Question 1

what are defence mechanisms?

Answer 1

strategies used by the ego to protect us from situations that cause anxiety

Question 2

what is repression?

Answer 2

acts of ‘burring’ information into the unconscious mind

Question 3

why might repression occur?

Answer 3

experience is too:
-traumatic
- embarrassing
- anxiety provoking to deal with

Question 4

how can repression make the body feel?

Answer 4

better
unable to think about things that cause us anxiety

Question 5

what decision is repression?

Answer 5

happens below our conscious level
unconscious
do not chose to do this

Question 6

why does the ego create repression?

Answer 6

protect us