A supervisor openly disagrees with an employee's suggestions during a staff meeting.The employee's behavior represents the defense mechanism of displacement when he does which of the following actions?

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Displacement is a defense mechanism where a person redirects their negative emotions and impulses towards a safe target that is not the true cause of the emotions. In this scenario, the employee is feeling frustrated with the supervisor but instead of confronting the supervisor, they angrily criticize a coworker, which is displacing their negative emotions onto someone else.

A Supervisor Openly Disagrees with an Employee's Suggestions During a Staff