Teresa really liked and admired her sister Valerie. Valerie was a very good volleyball player, and Teresa felt that she herself was not very good at volleyball. However, when Teresa played volleyball, she started to act and talk like Valerie. Which defence mechanism did Teresa use when she played volleyball?
A) identification
B) projection
C) displacement
D) sublimation
A) identification
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