Mrs B Received a Very Poor Rating by Her Supervisor Who

question 36

Multiple Choice

Mrs. B. received a very poor rating by her supervisor who had been constantly criticizing her in front of her coworkers. When she got home, her kids ran up to greet her, all talking at once. She responded by yelling, "Leave me alone! Can't you see I'm tired?" According to psychoanalytic theory, this is an example of the defense mechanism known as .

• A) displacement
• B) projection
• C) repression
• D) rationalization

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