Joseph is one of the top cricketers in his league, but last week he was out for a duck. When he left the pitch he smashed the water cooler with his bat. According to Freud, Joseph may be unconsciously dealing with his anger at himself by using 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 the stress to a less threatening object or person. In this case, Joseph is redirecting his anger from his own performance to the water cooler.

Joseph Is One of the Top Cricketers in His League