According to Freud, our defense mechanisms serve to:
A. repress our internal defenses.
B. guard the ego and manage anxiety.
C. protect the integrity of the superego.
D. mobilize counterattacks against frontal assaults.
Answer: B. guard the ego and manage anxiety.
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