Question

question 10
which of the following is an illustration of the defense mechanism of repression?
manuel tells people he did not cheat in high school but knows it is untrue.
malvolio wants to remember what he ate for lunch but is not sure whether it was tuna or hamburger.
mina witnessed the death of her sister when she was young but cannot remember it now.
midge planned to go to a party, but her mother forced her to stay at home.

Explanation:

Repression is a defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously blocks out painful or traumatic memories. Manuel's case is denial (denying a truth he knows). Malvolio's is just ordinary memory uncertainty. Midge's is external constraint, not repression. Mina unconsciously forgot the traumatic event of her sister's death, which fits repression.

Answer:

Mina witnessed the death of her sister when she was young but cannot remember it now.