Briana just gave birth to her sixth daughter.She unconsciously resents the baby's birth and wishes the infant had died at birth.However, when she cares for her daughter, she smothers her with exaggerated care and affection.According to Freud, Briana may be unconsciously dealing with her feelings by using the ego-defense mechanism of:

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Briana's behavior of smothering her infant daughter with exaggerated care and affection is consistent with the ego-defense mechanism of reaction formation, where a person ignores or represses their true emotions and instead acts in a manner that is the opposite of those emotions. In this case, Briana may be experiencing feelings of resentment towards her daughter's birth, but instead, her behavior towards the baby is overly affectionate and caring.

Briana Just Gave Birth to Her Sixth Daughter