When clients sense that certain unconscious thoughts and feelings are being laid bare too extensively or too quickly, they create distractions or obstacles that impede the exploration of those thoughts and feelings. This is known as ______.

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Resistance is the tendency of clients to create obstacles or distractions that impede the exploration of unconscious thoughts and feelings. It is a common phenomenon in therapy and can be an indication that the client is experiencing discomfort or fear in confronting certain issues. Option A, defensiveness, refers to the client's protective response to perceived threats or criticism. Option C, displacement, refers to the redirection of emotions or impulses from their original target to a substitute target. Option D, transference, refers to the unconscious transfer of feelings and attitudes from significant people in the client's past onto the therapist.

When Clients Sense That Certain Unconscious Thoughts and Feelings Are