Tamara,who has hateful,aggressive impulses toward an important person in her life,pushes these feelings out of consciousness.Freudians would label this action as

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Repression is a defense mechanism in which unacceptable or threatening thoughts, feelings, or impulses are pushed out of consciousness and stored in the unconscious mind, so that they are no longer actively thought about. This is what Tamara is doing by pushing her hateful and aggressive impulses towards an important person out of her conscious awareness.

Tamara,who Has Hateful,aggressive Impulses Toward an Important Person in Her