AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Displacement is a defense mechanism that involves an individual transferring negative feelings from one person or thing to another. For example, a person who is angry at their boss may “take out” their anger on a family member by shouting at them.

Detailed explanation-2: -Displacement, when we take out our unacceptable feelings on someone or something less threatening than the person or thing that caused them. And sublimation, when we transform “unacceptable” urges into acceptable or even productive activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Displacement is when someone takes their negative emotions and focuses them on a different, safer target. Projection is when someone attributes his or her own feelings to another person or group.

Detailed explanation-4: -Displacement: Transferring one’s emotional burden or emotional reaction from one entity to another. This defense mechanism may be present in someone who has a stressful day at work and then lashes out against their family at home.

Detailed explanation-5: -Displacement is a defense mechanism in which a person redirects an emotional reaction from the rightful recipient onto another person or object. For example, if a manager screams at an employee, the employee doesn’t scream back-but he may yell at his spouse later that night.