Eila is a 16-year-old girl. her mom just got remarried to brick, a strikingly handsome and very kind man. recently, eila has begun to taunt brick about his physique and even tells her mom that she can't stand him even though deep down she is sexually attracted to her stepfather. what defense mechanism is she exhibiting? a) denial
b) repression
c) reaction formation
d) isolation

A) Denial

Explanation:

Denial is one kind of different defense mechanisms. We use denial mechanism to avoid dealing with a bad situation, painful feelings, or something we don’t like to admit. Here, Eila does not like to admit that she has been attracted to her stepfather, so she refuses it by saying that she cannot tolerate him.

evertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.

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