Question

Which of the following is an example of the defense mechanism called displacement?

• A. Yelling at a colleague after being scolded by your boss.
• B. Refusing to accept a painful truth.
• C. Channeling aggressive impulses into sports.
• D. Forgetting traumatic events.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Yelling at a colleague after being scolded by your boss.

• Displacement occurs when a person redirects emotions or impulses from the original source to a less threatening target.

• Here, anger toward the boss is redirected to a colleague.