In psychoanalysis, a _______________ is a strategy that denies or distorts reality, but protects us from conflict and anxiety.

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Defence mechanisms are psychological strategies that help individuals cope with internal conflicts and external stressors. They serve to protect the individual's ego from anxiety or threats to self-esteem by denying or distorting reality. Examples of defence mechanisms include denial, projection, and repression. The other options, libido, trait, and complex, are not directly related to defence mechanisms in psychoanalytic theory.

In Psychoanalysis, a _______________ Is a Strategy That Denies or Distorts