After Lauren broke up with him, Evan told his friends how happy he was that Lauren was out of his life. Nevertheless,Evan keeps thinking of things that he left at Lauren's apartment and calls her or stops by her apartment several times a week. Each time he sees her, he is insulting and unpleasant and tells Lauren that he hopes he never sees her again. Evan's behavior is best explained by which of the following ego defense mechanisms?
A) reaction formation
B) identification
C) displacement
D) undoing
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