Freud identified which defense mechanism as the cornerstone of psychoanalysis?

A) Sublimation
B) Dreaming
C) Repression
D) Denial

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of personality development that focuses on unconscious motives and conflicts, developed by Sigmund Freud.

Repression

A defense mechanism proposed by Freud in which unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are excluded from conscious awareness.