A fourth-grade boy teases and makes jokes about a cute girl in his class.This behavior should be identified by a nurse as indicative of which defense mechanism?

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The nurse should identify that the boy is using reaction formation as a defense mechanism.Reaction formation is the attempt to prevent undesirable thoughts from being expressed by expressing opposite thoughts or behaviors.Displacement refers to transferring feelings from one target to another.Rationalization refers to making excuses to justify behavior.Projection refers to the attribution of unacceptable feelings or behaviors to another person.Sublimation refers to channeling unacceptable drives or impulses into more constructive,acceptable activities.

A Fourth-Grade Boy Teases and Makes Jokes About a Cute