This, not only showed me a visual, but also helped me understand real life examples of how these can be used. By doing this role play activity, I have been able to notice several of the defense mechanisms such as rationalization, displacement, regression and sublimation. Although there are a few more defense mechanisms that I have not listed, I am sure that I have noticed them in my day-to-day life, as well. As a student, it is easy to see defense mechanisms such as rationalization, which means to create a rational explanation of justification for our behavior; as well as, displacement, which is defined as redirecting a negative feeling toward a "safe" target (Hamilton, 2007). During my critical thinking process over these defensive mechanisms, I pondered across how these defensive mechanisms could be seen in my professional career so I took the liberty of searching for some examples via the internet.…