Question 12 - Psychosocial Integrity Practice Test for the NCLEX-PN Exam

The PN is caring for a client who has received a diagnosis of a terminal illness recently. When the PN checks on the client during meal time, he finds that the client has slammed his food tray against the wall in anger. What ego defense mechanism is this an example of?

displacement
projection
regression
sublimation

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