The nurse is caring for a patient who works as a boxer. The patient states, "I was picked on a lot when I was little, so I got really angry and now I work through the anger by boxing." The nurse recognizes the patient is demonstrating which ego defense mechanism?
A) Denial
B) Intellectualization
C) Sublimation
D) Repression
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