Question

Michael is a college student whose grades are getting worse with every passing semester. he explains to his guidance counselor that his professors are lazy, do not provide adequate feedback, and create tests that are so difficult there is no chance that he will be able to pass. michael's explanation of his failing grades is an example of:

Answer 1

Michael's explanation of his failing grades is an example of "projection".

Projection is a type of defense in which undesirable emotions are dislodged onto someone else, where they at that point show up as a risk from the outer world. A typical type of projection happens when an individual, undermined by his own particular furious emotions, blames another for harboring threatening contemplations.