Match Each Defense Mechanism with the Appropriate Situation or Statement

question 6

Multiple Choice

Match each defense mechanism with the appropriate situation or statement.

-After the physician tells Mrs.James that it is too soon to fill her pain medication, she leaves the office, slamming the door behind her.

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

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