Sid quit smoking over 20 years ago. Whenever he sees a young person light up a cigarette, he lectures them angrily about the dangers of smoking. When asked why he does this, he responds that if he did not get angry with them, he might ask them for a cigarette. Sid is doing the exact opposite behavior of how he really feels, which is characteristic of the defense mechanism of
a. reaction formation.
b. sublimation.
c. projection.
d. displacement.
A
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