An Office Worker Steals Posted Notes and Other Stationary from the Office

question 233

Multiple Choice

An office worker steals posted notes and other stationary from the office. When confronted by the office manager, the office worker says "well everyone in this office take some stationary home". Which defense mechanism is this office worker exhibiting?

• A)Reaction formation
• B)Repression
• C)Rationalization
• D)Sublimation

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