A client is served divorce papers while on the inpatient psychiatric unit. When a nurse tells the client the unit telephone cannot be used after hours, the client raises his fists, swears, and spits at the nurse
Which negative coping mechanism has the client exhibited? A. The defense mechanism of projection
B. The defense mechanism of reaction formation
C. The defense mechanism of sublimation
D. The defense mechanism of displacement
D
Anger can lead to aggression when the coping response is displacement. This client has discharged anger against a person (the nurse) unrelated to the true target of the anger (the spouse).
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