Author Question: If a Cori is angry at her parents, but takes out her anger by kicking the family hamster, she is ... (Read 37 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

If a Cori is angry at her parents, but takes out her anger by kicking the family hamster, she is engaging in which defense mechanism?

a. displacement
b. regression
c. projection
d. reaction formation

Question 2

Justin is angry at himself for flunking an important mid-term exam. It is too painful for him to acknowledge this anger. In order to deal with his anxiety he believes his teacher is angry at him for flunking the test. What defense mechanism is Angus employing?

a. sublimation
b. reaction formation
c. projection
d. all of these choices
e.
sublimation and reaction formation only