According to Freud, defense mechanisms are unconscious attempts to reduce our feelings of ___________
A) denial
B) anxiety
C) repression
D) isolation
Answer: B
Rationale: Defense mechanisms, which are unconscious strategies the ego uses to reduce or avoid anxiety, guilt, and other unpleasant feelings. The other options are actually examples of specific defense mechanisms.
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