Curtis is romantically infatuated with his favourite pop singer. He has all of her recordings, has made his apartment into a shrine for her, and reads everything he can about her. One day he happens to see her on the street and he tries to talk to her, only to be coldly rebuffed by her. Curtis goes home and throws out everything having to do with her. The defence mechanism Curtis is experiencing is

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The defence mechanism Curtis is experiencing is reaction formation. Reaction formation is the process of converting an unacceptable feeling or impulse into its opposite. In this case, Curtis is converting his infatuation with the pop singer into repulsion to protect himself from the hurt of being rejected.

Curtis Is Romantically Infatuated with His Favourite Pop Singer