Joseph is one of the top cricketers in his league, but last week he was out for a duck. When he left the pitch he smashed the water cooler with his bat. According to Freud, Joseph may be unconsciously dealing with his anger at himself by using the defence mechanism of

A) projection.
B) reaction formation
C) rationalisation.
D) displacement.

Displacement

In Freudian psychology, the unconscious shifting of an impulse or emotion from its original object to another object.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to someone else.

Rationalisation

A psychological strategy where questionable actions or emotions are rationalized in a way that appears logical, to sidestep the real reasons behind them.