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Why can excessive use of repression be harmful?

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Question

Why can excessive use of repression be harmful?

Options

  • It always increases conscious control over emotions.

  • It permanently removes all painful thoughts from the mind.

  • It may disturb personality functioning and lead to irrational fears.

  • It stops all conflicts between id, ego, and superego.

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Solution

It may disturb personality functioning and lead to irrational fears.

Explanation:

Although repression reduces anxiety in the short term, overuse can cause personality problems and symptoms such as phobias or irrational fears.

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