Mary 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.Mary is using which defense mechanism?

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Mary is projecting her own bad temper and aggressive impulses onto others, believing that they are the ones who are being aggressive towards her. Projection is the defense mechanism where one attributes their own unacceptable qualities onto others.

Mary Tends to See Her Own Shortcomings, Such as Her