In psychoanalysis,June's therapist suggests that she is taking her unconscious childhood anger at her father out on her husband by picking silly fights with him.June starts crying and says that her therapist is the only man who has ever really understood her.In this example,the therapist suggested that June was engaging in the defense mechanism of _____ and June's reaction illustrates _____.

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The therapist's suggestion that June is taking her anger out on her husband by picking silly fights with him is an example of displacement, which involves redirecting emotions from a threatening target onto a less threatening one. June's reaction of crying and suggesting that the therapist is the only man who has ever really understood her illustrates transference, which involves transferring emotions or attitudes from one person to another, typically from a significant figure in early life onto the therapist or another person in the present. Therefore, the best answer is B, displacement and transference.

In Psychoanalysis,June's Therapist Suggests That She Is Taking Her Unconscious