A client is served divorce papers while on the inpatient psychiatric unit. When a nurse tells the client the unit telephone cannot be used after hours, the client raises fists, swears, and spits at the nurse. Which negative coping mechanism has the client exhibited?
A) The defense mechanism of projection
B) The defense mechanism of reaction formation
C) The defense mechanism of sublimation
D) The defense mechanism of displacement
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