Author Question: If a child is angry with their parents, but takes out her anger by kicking the family dog, she is ... (Read 135 times)

tatyanajohnson · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

If a child is angry with their parents, but takes out her anger by kicking the family dog, she is engaging in which defense mechanism?

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

Question 2

Little Angus is angry with himself for flunking a test. However, it is too painful for him to acknowledge this anger. In order to deal with his anxiety he believe his teacher is angry with him for flunking the test. What defense mechanism is Angus employing?

a. projection
b. reaction formation
c. sublimation
d. undoing
e. suppression