Jerry is very small for is age. In fact, he is the smallest child in his second grade class and other students tease him. When Jerry is at home, he likes to play where he pretends to be a superhero. What psychoanalytic defense mechanism is best expressed with this example?

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Julien Barker

11 November, 23:01

Jerry is very small for is age. In fact, he is the smallest child in his second grade class and other students tease him. When Jerry is at home, he likes to play where he pretends to be a superhero. What psychoanalytic defense mechanism is best expressed with this example?

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Milo Gray · Answer 1

This is an example of fantasy

Explanation:

By pretending to be a superhero while he is alone, Jerry avoids his reality. He chooses to imagine himself as something he is not. He retrieves to a safe place where he is not small but tall and powerful