A client who asked for and was refused a pass to leave the unit left the nurse's station and went to
his room, where he slammed his closet door several times while looking for a sweater. This behavior
exemplifies
a. displacement.
b. sublimation.
c. conversion.
d. reaction formation.
ANS: A
Displacement unconsciously transfers emotions associated with a person, object, or situation to
another less threatening person, object, or situation. The client slammed doors instead of discharging
his feelings against the individual who refused to give him the pass. Option B: Sublimation is the
unconscious process of substituting constructive activity for unacceptable impulses. Slamming of
closet doors cannot be considered a constructive activity. Option C: Conversion involves
unconsciously transforming anxiety into a physical symptom. Option D: Reaction formation keeps
unacceptable feelings or behaviors out of awareness by using the opposite feeling or behavior.
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