After an unsuccessful attempt to train her puppy one morning, Sharon, the office manager, scolds her assistant when she arrives for work. Sharon is displaying which of the following defense mechanisms? A. Rationalization B. Malingering C. Displacement D. Sublimation

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In this scenario, Sharon, the office manager, scolds her assistant after an unsuccessful attempt to train her puppy. The defense mechanism being displayed here is:

C. Displacement

Displacement involves redirecting one's emotions or impulses from the original source to a substitute target. In this case, Sharon may be feeling frustration or stress from her unsuccessful attempt to train her puppy, and she displaces those emotions onto her assistant by scolding them.

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