Mrs B Received a Very Poor Rating by Her Supervisor

question 91

Multiple Choice

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

• A)displacement.
• B)projection.
• C)repression.
• D)rationalisation.