A man who notices he has symptoms of cancer develops anxieties about something else. This is a possible example of which defense mechanism?

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Displacement is a defense mechanism in which a person redirects their feelings or impulses from one target to another that is less threatening. In this case, the man is displacing his anxieties about cancer onto something else, possibly because the thought of having cancer is too overwhelming or scary for him to handle.

A Man Who Notices He Has Symptoms of Cancer Develops