Question

Jorge was reprimanded for an accounting error by his boss in front of his co-workers. jorge gets home from his job and yells at his wife for not having dinner ready. his wife then yells at the children for leaving their toys all over the house. this best illustrates the use of a defense mechanism known as:

Answer 1

The scenario that is shown above is illustrating a defense mechanism known as displacement. This defense mechanism is a way of substituting a different object or aim rather than the real thing as it is a way of having to show unacceptable feeling towards a particular scenario that made an individual engage this type of defense mechanism.