Alexander just finished the most difficult statistics exam he has ever taken.When asked the next day by his mother how the exam went,Alexander tells her that he cannot remember a single thing from the previous two days.This experience is most similar to what Freudian defence mechanism?
A)Repression
B)Denial
C)Projection
D)Displacement

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Repression is a Freudian defense mechanism where unconscious forgetting of painful or traumatic events or experiences occurs. Alexander's inability to remember anything from the previous two days, including the difficult statistics exam, suggests that he may have repressed those memories as a coping mechanism for dealing with the stress and difficulty of the exam.

Alexander Just Finished the Most Difficult Statistics Exam He Has