Kayla's boss has been giving her a hard time at work and she often comes home and yells at her children. Kayla's behaviour is an example of the defence mechanism of projection.

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Kayla's behavior is an example of displacement, not projection. Displacement involves redirecting emotions or reactions from the original source to another target, while projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings or thoughts to others.

Kayla's Boss Has Been Giving Her a Hard Time at Work