Listed below are examples of behaviors that typify a defense mechanism at work. For each example choose the correct defense mechanism and explain the reason for your choice.

1. John thought that almost everyone but himself was cheating on the psychology exam.

2. Lisa was embarrassed when she kept forgetting her appointment with the dentist.

3. Although Joan had not been very close to her mother during her childhood she was now so over solicitous of her mother's health and comfort that she was finding her own marriage was being threatened.

4. After her new baby brother came home from the hospital the parents discovered Cheryl had dismembered her favorite doll.

5. Through incredible hard work and perseverance, the 50-year old spinster becomes a famous artist.

6. Chuck became extremely upset over the speeding ticket he received and that evening he made his wife's life miserable by his complaining.

7. Two years after breaking off his relationship with Julie, Rick fails to even recognize her at a cocktail party.

8. A man who has had many extramarital affairs begins to accuse his wife of being unfaithful.

9. Patrick broke off his relationship with Susan but Susan still talks as if they continue to date each other.

10. Paula reduced her anxiety about her physics exam by studying twice as long as necessary