Little peter ate his brother's candy and his parents sent him to his room as punishment. he then broke a mirror and tore some of the wallpaper in his room. this is an example of which defense mechanism?
a) symbolization
b)sublimation
c) repression
d) displacement

The correct answer is D. Little Peter is using displacement as a defense mechanism. Which means that little Peter is taking out his anger on something else.

Explanation:

Displacement is a phenomenon where emotions are displaced. Emotions are displaced especially the negatives one are transferred from a place of more aggression to a place of less aggression such as an object or human.

In this case, little Peter displaced his aggression and anger by breaking mirror and tearing some wallpaper in his room.

the last day of school because i didn’t have to go to school the next day