A young, married female patient is attracted to a male nurse. When the nurse sets clear boundaries, the patient falsely accuses him of sexual harassment. The nursing supervisor recognizes the defense mechanism of:
a. Projection
b. Splitting
c. Suppression
d. Displacement
ANS: A
Projection is attributing strong conflicting feelings to another person. Splitting is seeing oth-ers and oneself as all good or all bad. Suppression is incorrect because the person avoids thinking about problem areas. Displacement, or transferring a feeling to a less threatening person, is not being used in this scenario.
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