<span>Alan's behavior best exemplifies projection. The
projection is a defense mechanism described by Sigmund Freud which
indicates that the person attributes to other thoughts, feelings or
impulses that are his own but that he refuses to accept because this
would generate considerable emotional discomfort. <span>In addition to this mechanism in his theory, Freud conceptualized other defense mechanisms, such as denial or transference.
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Another name for the middle ages is the Medieval times, or Dark Ages.
