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THE QUESTION IS THIS "A supervisor confronts a group of employees about the problem of not cleaning up after themselves in the employee lounge/kitchen."

Could you explain how these defense mechanisms would guard the employees from the anxiety produced by the encounter with the supervisor. T
Describe the types of defense mechanisms that could be applied to this conflict being encountered by the employees.

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Defense mechanisms used in work situations are provided in a short essay.

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Defense mechanisms refer to any mental processes or behavior which can be used to ward off negative feelings.
Defense mechanisms include repression, projection, reaction formation, displacement, regression, rationalization, denial, intellectualization, isolation of affect and sublimation.
Depending upon the personalities of the employee group members, ...

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