A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit for treatment of a psychotic disorder. The client is at the locked exit door and is shouting, “Let me out! There’s nothing wrong with me! I don’t belong...

A client is admitted to a psychiatric unit for treatment of a psychotic disorder. The client is at the locked exit door and is shouting, “Let me out! There’s nothing wrong with me! I don’t belong here!” The nurse identifies this behavior as which defense mechanism?

1. Denial

2. Projection