Repression is an____________ effort by the ego to push out threatening material out of consciousness or to keep the material from ever reaching consciousness.

A) occasional
B) organic
C) active
D) irrational

Active Effort

The deliberate and purposeful exertion of energy towards achieving specific goals or tasks.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for dealing with reality by mediating between the id, superego, and the external world.