A schizophrenic client has made sexual overtures toward her physician on numerous occasions. During lunch, the client tells the nurse, "My doctor is in love with me and wants to marry me." This client is using which of the following defense mechanisms?
Pointing to other's what bad stuffs she is really doing
B is right
Answer C
Reaction formation - a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously replaces unwanted provoking impulse with its opposites and expressing it in a showy way
Projection
A DISPLACEMENT
Answer b
Projection
Projection
Projection - projecting feelings or emotion to someone else.
The answer is B.