Mel wants to lose twenty pounds and has been working out at the gym three hours a day, ?ve
days a week. His girlfriend, Lanelle, is feeling jealous that Mel not only is motivated to lose
weight but is spending so much time at the gym.
Today, Mel wrenched his back and is walking
hunched over. When he picked up Lanelle for their date, she said, "Yeah, I can see that all that
time you spend at the gym is working wonders." Lanelle used her biting sense of humor to put
Mel in his place. What defense mechanism does this demonstrate?
A) reaction formation B) sarcasm
C) outdoing others D) psychological withdrawal
B
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