Freud indicated that defense mechanisms

A) increase anxiety by consciously distorting reality.
B) reduce anxiety by consciously distorting reality.
C) increase anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality.
D) reduce anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality.

Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious psychological strategies employed to protect oneself from anxiety and cope with reality or maintain self-image.

Anxiety

Feelings of disquiet or restlessness, particularly about something imminent or with an undetermined outcome.

Consciously Distorting

The intentional manipulation or alteration of perception or information.