Adam is a well-known business owner and civic leader. No one in the community knows of his strong attraction to pornography
For several months he has been giving impassioned speeches proclaiming the evils of pornography and urging audiences to be sure they and their children never have to gaze at such smut. When he asks how this goal can be accomplished, he volunteers to preview every film that will be shown in town. If Adam is using a defense mechanism, the most likely one would be
a) repression.
b) projection.
c) rationalization.
d) reaction formation.
D
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