Troy and Carrie are a couple. Troy is unable to consciously admit he has strong feelings of sexual attraction to other women. However he suspects and accuses Carrie of being sexually attracted to other men, even though Carrie has never done anything to arouse such suspicions. Which ego defense mechanism best explains Troy's behavior?

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Projection is the ego defense mechanism in which an individual projects their own undesirable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors onto someone else. In this case, Troy is likely projecting his own feelings of sexual attraction to other women onto Carrie and accusing her of the same, even though there is no evidence to support his suspicions.

Troy and Carrie Are a Couple