Jeromy has been having an affair with another woman. one afternoon, his wife came home later than usual and jeromy became angry-accusing his wife of infidelity. which defense mechanism is behind jeromy's accusation?

Projection

Explanation:

In psychology, projection is a defense mechanism where a person defends himself against accusations by denying their existence, while at the same time, that person attributes the very accusations to others.

It occurs when one puts one's feelings and thoughts onto another person, as if they were that person's feelings and thoughts.

Jeromy is projecting his guilt of having an affair onto his wife, accusing her of the same thing. This is his defense mechanism which he uses instead of simply telling her the truth.

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