The Nurse Is Providing Hygiene Care for a 70-Year-Old Female

The nurse is providing hygiene care for a 70-year-old female client in a nursing home who states that she does not like her physician. Later, when the physician enters the room, the nurse notes that the client is very friendly with the physician and compliments him on the care he is giving. Which defense mechanism is this client displaying?

A) Rationalization
B) Reaction-formation
C) Displacement
D) Projection