During a grade school field trip,Ryan and his friends were running down a hill when he stepped on a snake.He was unharmed but shaken by the experience.When one of his friends mentioned the incident months later,Ryan could not remember running down the hill that day.Freud would say that this is an example of

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This is an example of repression, where Ryan has unconsciously blocked out the memory of the incident as a defense mechanism to protect himself from the emotional distress caused by the experience.

During a Grade School Field Trip,Ryan and His Friends Were