Danny is upset at work. His boss gave him a lot of work to do in a short time period. He would really like to punch his boss in the nose, but he'd get in trouble and be fired. So after work he goes home and starts painting a picture of his boss falling off of a cliff. According to Freud, this reflects the defence mechanism of

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Sublimation is a defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, in this case, painting instead of acting on aggressive impulses.

Danny Is Upset at Work