Question

Existential theorists believe that psychological dysfunction is caused by _____, where people hide from life's responsibilities and fail to recognize that it is up to them to give meaning to their lives.

Answer 1

self-deception

Step-by-step explanation:

Self-deception: In psychology, the term self-deception was proposed by Dr. Cortney Warren, and is described as an individual's inability to remain honest with himself or herself. In other words, it is an individual's act of continuously lying to oneself of the things that aren't true.

Self-deception can be described in two different ways:

1. An individual believes things as true which are not true.

2. An individual not believing things that are considered as true.

In the question above, the given statement states the self-deception.