Question

Sally was the victim of a violent home invasion in which her entire family was viciously murdered and she was critically injured. sally has nightmares and flashbacks of the trauma, which is inconsistent with freud's view of the defense mechanism known as:

Answer 1

PTSD. post traumatic stress disorder

Answer 2

If Sally has nightmares and flashbacks due to a trauma she faced, this is known as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Additional information:
Post traumatic stress disorder is a disorder that causes a victim who has experienced traumatic event, to experience flashbacks or anxiety of attacks of that scenario. PTSD is present when a victim has not yet fully recovered from the incident that took place in his or her life time.