A client tends to use the defense mechanism of displacement. The client's husband, whom she loves very much, yells at her for not having dinner ready when he comes home from work
Knowing that the client uses displacement as a defense mechanism, a nurse should anticipate that the client would most likely react by:
A) Telling her husband he has no right to yell at her.
B) Yelling at their son for slouching in his chair.
C) Burning dinner.
D) Saying to her husband, "I'll try to do better tomorrow."
B
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