A child who has just been scolded by her mother proceeds to hit her doll with a hairbrush. The nurse recognizes the child's actions are characteristic of:

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Displacement is a defense mechanism that characterizes discharging intense feelings for one person onto an object or another person who is less threatening, thereby satisfying an impulse with a substitute object.

A Child Who Has Just Been Scolded by Her Mother