Marissa is using rationalization as her defense mechanism when she says, “So what if I broke her stupid toy? She’s always bothering me when I want to play video games and no one should have to put up with that all the time.” She is justifying her behavior by blaming the other person's actions for her own. This isn’t one of the options you provided, but it best fits the context of her statement. If you need to choose from the provided options, it would generally align most closely with projection, as she is attributing her feelings of annoyance onto the other person rather than addressing her own behavior directly.
Which of the following defense mechanisms is Marissa using when she says “So what if I broke her stupid toy? She’s always bothering me when I want to play video games and no one should have to put up with that all the time.”(1 point)Responsescompensationcompensationdenialdenialreaction formationreaction formationprojection
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