Mrs. McBride can't consciously recall how frequently she criticizes her children because it would be too anxiety-arousing to do so. Sigmund Freud would have suggested that her poor memory illustrates

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According to Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, repression is the unconscious process of blocking or pushing away painful or threatening memories or thoughts from conscious awareness, in order to prevent anxiety. Mrs. McBride's inability to consciously recall how frequently she criticizes her children suggests that she may be repressing this information.

Mrs McBride Can't Consciously Recall How Frequently She Criticizes Her