Sloan's father is physically abusive. He hits and slaps Sloan to make his point. Sloan is afraid of his father's power,but he also admires this power. Sloan likes to slap and punish other children at school in order to get them to dowhat he wants. This is an example of

A. agentic competition.
B. agentic identification.
C. identification competence.
D. identification with the aggressor.


Answer: D

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