Your elderly neighbor has played the piano at the local nursing home for 15 years.This past year her volunteerism has dropped off.She complains about the "old senile folks" there.In listening to her complaints about the facility,you understand that she is exhibiting signs of:

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Projection is a defense mechanism wherein an individual attributes her own unacceptable feelings,impulses,or thoughts to someone else.In positive identification,the individual in poor health identifies with older adults who are more physically able and in this way appraises herself in a more manageable way.The neighbor is not exhibiting denial.Delusions are conceivable ideas without foundation.

Your Elderly Neighbor Has Played the Piano at the Local