Asked by Ketty Llanos on Feb 29, 2024
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Vito is angry when the school bus driver blames him for misbehaving, when it actually was the child behind him who had been acting up. As he gets off the bus, he kicks the bus tire. Freud would say that Vito is unconsciously using the defense mechanism of:
A) displacement.
B) repression.
C) projection.
D) denial.
Defense Mechanism
Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals or the ego to protect against anxiety and to manage emotional conflict and stress.
Displacement
In physics, the movement of an object from one place to another or the volume displaced by an object in a fluid.
Repression
A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, memories, or feelings are unconsciously excluded from awareness.
- Identify and fathom various defense mechanisms and their implications for psychology.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify and fathom various defense mechanisms and their implications for psychology.
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