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Shortly after receiving a traffic ticket for speeding,Fred made numerous hostile comments to his wife about the incompetence of women drivers.Fred's comments illustrate most clearly the defense mechanism of
A) reaction formation.
B) rationalization.
C) identification.
D) displacement.
Traffic Ticket
A notice issued by law enforcement to a motorist or pedestrian for violating traffic laws.
Hostile Comments
Negative or aggressive remarks directed towards a person, often intended to hurt or offend.
Displacement
In psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism involving the transfer of an unwanted feeling or thought from one object or person to another that is less threatening.
- Attain proficiency in recognizing and understanding the multiple defense mechanisms as established by Freud, analyzing their role in decreasing anxiety and protecting the ego.
- Elucidate the disparities among repression, denial, projection, rationalization, displacement, and regression.
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Learning Objectives
- Attain proficiency in recognizing and understanding the multiple defense mechanisms as established by Freud, analyzing their role in decreasing anxiety and protecting the ego.
- Elucidate the disparities among repression, denial, projection, rationalization, displacement, and regression.
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