You are really angry with your boss and would really like to punch him in the nose. But you realize that this may have consequences, so you go home and kick the cat. According to Freud, this reflects the defence mechanism of

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Displacement is a defense mechanism where an individual redirects their emotional feelings from the original source of stress to a less threatening person or object. In this scenario, the anger towards the boss is redirected towards the cat, which is a safer target for expressing those feelings.

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