You are shocked to hear that two of your coworkers who seemingly hated one another are now getting married. According to Freud, what defense mechanism best explains their prior behavior?

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Reaction formation is a defense mechanism in which a person expresses the opposite of their true feelings or desires. In this case, the coworkers may have expressed hatred towards each other as a way of repressing their true romantic feelings. The sudden change to getting married could be seen as a manifestation of their true desires being expressed.

You Are Shocked to Hear That Two of Your Coworkers