According to Freud,defense mechanisms are used by the

A) id to defend against the accusations and guilt feelings produced by the superego.
B) ego to prevent threatening impulses from being consciously recognized.
C) superego to prevent expression of sexual and aggressive drives.
D) id,ego,and superego in a repetitive sequence of internal conflicts.

Defense Mechanisms

In psychoanalytic theory, the ego’s protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that mediates between conscious desires and the constraints of the external world.

Accusations

Accusations are claims or assertions that someone has done something wrong or illegal, typically without providing evidence or proof at the time of the claim.