After being fired from her work, a mom goes home and yells at the husband, the husband gets angry and yells at the child. The child becomes frustrated and kicks the dog, the dog runs out of the house and bites the neighbour who was mowing the lawn. The mom is exhibiting which type of defense mechanism?

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The mom is exhibiting displacement, a defense mechanism where negative emotions are redirected from the original source to a safer or more convenient target. In this case, her anger is not directed at her employer, who fired her, but instead is taken out on her husband.

After Being Fired from Her Work, a Mom Goes Home