Sigmund Freud
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According to Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory, when analyzing the dynamics of 'Id', 'Ego', and 'Superego' in human personality structure, if a person's 'Superego' becomes excessively rigid and moralistic, attempting to completely suppress the primal and instinctive desires of the 'Id', which of the following primary defense mechanisms or its underlying form is most frequently used by the 'Ego' to cope with this internal mental conflict, guilt, and anxiety?
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In Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, 'Repression' is considered the primary and most important defense mechanism through which an individual pushes unwanted, painful, or unethical thoughts and desires into the unconscious mind so that the 'Ego' can find relief from the moral pressure and anxiety of the 'Superego'.
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