Meagan is strongly attracted to one of the men that she works with. However, her coworker is married. To deal with the anxiety that her feelings have generated, she has unconsciously convinced herself that her coworker is attracted to her. According to Freud, Meagan may be unconsciously dealing with the anxiety caused by her feelings toward her coworker using the defense mechanism of

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Meagan is projecting her own feelings onto her coworker, by convincing herself that he is attracted to her. This is a common defense mechanism used to deal with anxiety or other uncomfortable emotions. Option A (repression) would involve suppressing or pushing down her feelings, which is not the case here. Option B (reaction formation) involves expressing the opposite of one's true feelings, which does not fit this scenario either. Option D (identification) involves taking on the characteristics of someone else to deal with anxiety, which is also not applicable in this case.

Meagan Is Strongly Attracted to One of the Men That