Little Peter ate his brother's candy and his parents sent him to his room as punishment. He then broke a mirror and tore some of the wallpaper in his room. This is an example of which defense mechanism?
A) Symbolization
B) Sublimation
C) Repression
D) Displacement
Ans: D) Displacement
Explanation: Displacement is a phenomenon where emotions are displaced. Emotions are displaced especially the negatives one are transferred from a place of more aggression to a place of less aggression such as an object or human.
In this case, little Peter displaced his aggression and anger by breaking mirror and tearing some wallpaper in his room.
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