Steph does not like her friend Julie. But she has been punished for expressing this attitude. So she claims that it is not she who hates Julie, but Julie hates her. According to Freud, this reflects 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, Steph is projecting her dislike onto Julie by claiming that Julie hates her instead.

Steph Does Not Like Her Friend Julie