Peter has tried out for every sports team at his high school but has not shown any athletic talent. However, he is excellent at designing winning strategies, so he becomes an assistant to the coaching staff. Ultimately, Peter works his way up in the sports world through sports medicine to become the manager of a sports team and, ultimately, a part owner of the team. Peter's rise to fame is an
example of which defense mechanism?
a. compensation
b. rationalization
c. sublimation
d. reaction formation
A
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a. Amendments b. APA Principles c. Uniform Guidelines d. Standards and Practice Guidelines
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