Someone attributes his thoughts or feelings or conflicts to someone else. For example, although he chronically interrupts people, he thinks that other people interrupt him. What Freudian defense mechanism is illustrated?

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The defense mechanism illustrated in the scenario is projection, as the individual is attributing his own behavior (chronic interrupting) to others and assuming that they interrupt him.

Someone Attributes His Thoughts or Feelings or Conflicts to Someone