During a conversation with a friend, Al starts to get angry at what she is saying. This is an emotion that he considers inappropriate and childish. As a result, instead of noticing his own anger, he erroneously begins to believe that his friend is becoming angry, even though she is doing no such thing. This example best demonstrates the defence mechanism of:

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Projection is a defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone else. In this case, Al is projecting his own anger onto his friend.

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