]> 2026-07-31T09:38:54+00:00 WBR0070 0 en Rationalization Reaction formation Displacement Displacement is a redirected emotion or phobia. The source of the emotion stays the same, but the target changes. For example, a woman divorced by her husband punishes her son as the reason why the husband left her. This is an example of an immature defense mechanism. Denial Denial is when an individual asserts that a true situation is not so. A common example is reacting to the death of a loved one by asserting it is untrue for the loved one to be dead. This is an example of an immature defense mechanism. Sublimation Sublimation is moving an unacceptable impulse into an acceptable channel. Example, a notorious street thug joins the local gym to train in order to become a professional boxer. In contrast to the other answer options, sublimation is a mature defense mechanism. Behavioral Science/Psychiatry A 22-year-old male student visits his primary care physician for the evaluation of chronic alcohol dependence. He praises the values of abstinence and engages in a prolonged discussion about how the government should have legislations to ban the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. This patient is displaying which defense mechanism? B General Principles 2020-10-27T23:14:09Z 2459150.4681597 WBR0070