Joseph is one of the top rugby players in his league, but last week he struck out on an easy pitch.When this happened he smashed the water cooler in the dugout with his bat.According to Freud, Joseph may be unconsciously dealing with his anger at himself for striking out on an easy pitch by using the defence mechanism of

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Displacement is the defence mechanism where an individual transfers their anger or frustration from a source that is deemed unacceptable or dangerous to another, less threatening source. In this case, Joseph's anger at himself for striking out is deemed unacceptable, so he transfers it to the water cooler, which is a less threatening source.

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