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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Freud believed that repression is a defense mechanism that pushes unacceptable thoughts, feelings or memories into the unconscious mind to avoid anxiety. Mrs. McBride's inability to recall her tendency to criticize her children could be seen as an example of repression, as it is likely that the memory is too anxiety-provoking for her to consciously access it.

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