Whenever Olivia feels bad about an exam performance, she visits the professor and breaks down into tears. As the professor attempts to console her, she is reminded of her childhood. Sigmund Freud would say that Olivia is using _____ to alleviate her anxie

A) displacement
B) projection
C) sublimation
D) regression


Answer: D

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