Don knows he has feelings for someone else, but he tells his friends that he thinks his partner is in love with someone from work. According to psychoanalytic theory, Don's behavior is an example of__________.

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Projection is a defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person. In this case, Don is projecting his own feelings for someone else onto his partner, suggesting that it is his partner who has feelings for someone else, not him.

Don Knows He Has Feelings for Someone Else, but He