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Although Larry never went out for any sport at his high school, he could be seen in the stands of every game wearing the school’s colors and cheering wildly for his team. When they won, he felt exhilarated and would tell people, "We won! I knew we could do it," as if he had played the whole game himself. Larry is exhibiting which defense mechanism?

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Answer:

Larry is exhibiting the defense mechanism called “compensation”.

Explanation:

Compensation is a type of defense mechanism in which a person gains a sense of fulfillment in one aspect of life and uses it to compensate for their lack of fulfillment in another related aspect of life: Larry gains a sense of fulfillment by claiming to win whenever the school team wins, and uses this to compensate for his inability to play or be part of the playing team. Compensation is used to counterbalance perceived weaknesses.

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