The purpose of surplus repression is to:

A. preserve the dominance of the ruling sectors of society.

B. provide an outlet for unconscious desires.
C. restrain us from rising up against the ruling class.

D. allow us to "process" certain experiences at some time after they have actually occurred.

E. Both A and C


Answer: E

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