Hal is fearful of men who are friendly toward him,convinced that they are all homosexuals attempting to seduce him.Freud might suggest that Hal is himself a latent homosexual,fearful of admitting this even to himself.What defence mechanism is Hal using,in that case

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Hal is using the defence mechanism of projection, where one attributes their own unacceptable impulses or fears onto others, in this case assuming that others are homosexual when it is actually his own latent homosexuality that he can't accept.

Hal Is Fearful of Men Who Are Friendly Toward Him,convinced