easy qn about defense mech.. - dr2k2

[ArchivalUser]

A 10-year-old boy has been spending much of his time playing with a girl in his class. When his friends tease him about it, he denies having feelings for her, declaring that œGirls are yucky! Which of the following defense mechanisms is he exhibiting?

A. Displacement
B. Dissociation
C. Reaction formation
D. Regression
E. Sublimation

[ArchivalUser]

IS IT Reaction formation?

[ArchivalUser]

yeah that must b a reaction formation

[ArchivalUser]

C is the correct answer

The correct answer is reaction formation (choice C), an immature defense mechanism in which the unacceptable (showing affection for the opposite gender) is transformed into its opposite.