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What is the purpose of defense mechanisms? To enable the superego to develop more effectively To allow the superego to mediate between the id and ego To prevent fixations in Freud's stages of development To reduce anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality

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defense mechanisms help people separate themselves from unpleasant thoughts or events
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