Jane is an angry, hostile woman. At work and in her personal life, she is described as energetic go-getter because she is a workaholic and does a great deal and does a great deal of volunteer work for abused children and women. Jane's behavior may be an example of which defense mechanism?

A) sublimation
B) displacement
C) reaction formation
D) projection

Defense Mechanism

Mental techniques used by people to deal with reality and sustain their perception of themselves.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism proposed by psychoanalytic theory, where socially unacceptable impulses or ideals are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behaviors, often resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse.

Hostile Woman

A term that lacks specificity without context but could refer to a woman displaying aggression or hostility.