Jay Is a Teacher in an Inner City Elementary School

Jay is a teacher in an inner city elementary school. He experiences a great deal of frustration in the classroom dealing with unmotivated and unruly students. Lately he has noticed that he is getting testy with his fellow teachers, even though they are not doing anything that would warrant such treatment. From a psychodynamic perspective, his behavior toward the teachers might be characterized as:

A) suppression of anxiety
B) emotional contagion
C) displacement
D) compulsiveness
E) collusion