Question

When the ego is unable to satisfy the conflicting demands of the id, the superego, and reality, it may resort to the use of ______ to protect the individual from ____.

Answer 1

The answer is defense mechanisms and anxiety, respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

In psychology, defense mechanisms are unconscious responses to stressful situations that help make the emotions more bearable.

For example, a common defense mechanism is displacement, in which a person redirects their emotions to a different person or object; or repression, in which painful thoughts are "hidden" so that we can't reach them consciously.