You are working with a client who is a war veteran and is vulnerable to nightmares and stress.He has a bad dream the night before and becomes somewhat abusive to his family members.From a psychoanalytic perspective,this is an example of which of the following defense mechanisms?

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Displacement is a defense mechanism where an individual redirects emotions or feelings from a threatening target to a safer one. In this case, the war veteran redirects his stress and frustration from the nightmare onto his family members.

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