Xavier had a particularly bad day at work.His boss yelled at him for something that was not his fault,his customers decided to hire a different firm,and to make it worse he got stuck in horrible rush-hour traffic on the way home.When Xavier got home,he went into his basement and wailed on a punching bag for an hour.This "venting" of his pent up rage and hostility onto a more appropriate target is called __________.
A) projection
B) sublimation
C) displacement
D) regression

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Displacement involves redirecting emotional impulses from a primary target to a more acceptable or less threatening target. In this scenario, Xavier redirects his anger and frustration from his work situation and traffic to the punching bag, which is a safer outlet for his emotions.

Xavier Had a Particularly Bad Day at Work