If you were to kick the dog after a hard day at the office, you would be using:
Correct answer: A. Displacement
- A. Displacement
- B. Projection
- C. Reaction Formation
- D. Rationalization
Explanation
Displacement redirects an emotion from its original source to a safer or less threatening target, such as kicking a dog after workplace frustration. Projection would instead attribute one's own unacceptable feelings to someone else.
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