Question

After an unsuccessful attempt to train her puppy one morning, Sharon, the office manager, scolds her assistant when she arrives for work. Sharon is displaying which of the following defense mechanisms?

Answer 1

Displacement is the defense mechanism. Devised by the Freud's daughter Anna Frued which is one delicate follower of the Psychoanalysis theory and therapy pionnered by Sigmund himself. Defense mechanisms are told to be formed when there is a presence of anxiety, these anxieties are shaped when the id, ego and superego contradicts and coerces with one another. Thus defense mechanisms are formed to help the indivdual cope with his/her situation and anxiety. One is displacement as displayed in the statement above.