Monique tends to see her own shortcomings, such as her bad temper and her unacceptable aggressive impulses, in others. She believes that others intentionally provoke her to anger and that it is these other people who are the aggressors, not her. Monique is using which defense mechanism?

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Monique is using projection, a defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person. In this case, Monique is projecting her own aggressive impulses and bad temper onto others, seeing them as the aggressors rather than recognizing these qualities in herself.

Monique Tends to See Her Own Shortcomings, Such as Her