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Which of the following client statements indicates that he has gained insight into his use of the defense mechanism of displacement?

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Rationale: The statement 'Now when I'm mad at my wife, I talk to her instead of taking it out on the kids' shows insight into displacement, as the client recognizes and corrects redirecting anger. The other statements reflect denial, compensation, and repression, not displacement.

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