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Paul, an aggressive child, had problems in elementary school, as he would frequently fight with other children. Paul found when he entered high school that he could channel his hostility into sports such as football and soccer. What Defense Mechanism would you call this?

sublimation rationalization displacement

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User Onique
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Rationalization

- the providing of socially acceptable reasons for one's inappropriate behavior

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User Kasiriveni
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