Question

Little Peter ate his brother's candy and his parents sent him to his room as punishment. He then broke a mirror and tore some of the wallpaper in his room. This is an example of which defense mechanism?
A) Symbolization
B)Sublimation
C) Repression
D) Displacement

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is D. Little Peter is using displacement as a defense mechanism. Which means that little Peter is taking out his anger on something else.

Explanation:

Displacement is a phenomenon where emotions are displaced. Emotions are displaced especially the negatives one are transferred from a place of more aggression to a place of less aggression such as an object or human.

In this case, little Peter displaced his aggression and anger by breaking mirror and tearing some wallpaper in his room.