Question

Olivia, a sophomore, wants to participate in a soccer tournament. She possesses the physical stamina required for the game. Because her peers consider it a masculine game, she represses her masculine qualities and traits to fit in with her peers. In the context of Carl Jung's psychoanalytic perspective of personality, Olivia represses her ________. a) Ego b) Anima c) Animus d) superego.

Answer 1

c) Animus

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Carl Jung's theory, the human's personality is a conscience aspect that is opposite, based on the person's gender. He called this personality as persona and distinguished two kinds: Anima and Animus. If you are a man, you repress your Anima (female persona), and if you are a woman, the opposite is applied to you. In this case, Olivia is a woman, and because of the masculinity nature of the game she is going to play, she represses this masculinity persona, she represses her Animus.