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

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This scenario is an example of projection, a defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable feelings or thoughts to someone else. In this case, Al is projecting his feelings of anger onto his friend, rather than recognizing and accepting these feelings in himself.

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