Possible selves are images or concepts that people have about themselves that reflect what they hope, fear, or expect to become in the future. They represent potential future selves that individuals can strive towards or avoid. This concept is related to self-concept and personal identity.

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"Possible Selves

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"Possible selves"

A) ego defense mechanisms that involve fantasy.
B) aspects of the self-concept that reflect images that people hope, fear, or expect to become in the future.
C) those aspects of the self-concept that are congruent with a person's emotions and experiences.
D) the unconscious aspects of the self-concept that are repressed because they are felt to be unacceptable.

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