Question

Sheila was upset by her boss and had to drive in rush hour on the way home where she was cut off by many drivers. When she gets home her teenager asks what time supper may be and she responds in a hostile tone saying "You only think of yourself, why didn't you fix supper!" This episode is an example of ________.a. displacementb. undoingc. projectiond. reaction formation

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer would be a. displacement

Explanation:

Shelia knows that she is not in the wrong (ruling out projection), and has no repressed wish or desire (ruling out reaction formation). She has lots of anger from her job and traffic. When she gets home, she displaces that anger onto her son, who she knows is not the cause of her anger, but who is an easier target than her boss or the hundreds of people in rush hour