<prompt> Please answer with one of the option in the bracket. Write reasoning in between . Write answer in between .Q:A 38-year-old project manager is told by her boss that her team will need to work on an additional project in the coming week for a very important client. This frustrates the woman, who already feels that she works too many hours. Instead of discussing her feelings directly with her boss, the woman leaves a voice message for her boss the next day and deceitfully says she cannot come to work for the next week because of a family emergency. Which of the following psychological defense mechanisms is this individual demonstrating?? A: Acting out, B: Displacement, C: Passive aggression, D: Malingering, E: Blocking,  <response>: This is a question about psychological defense mechanisms. The scenario describes a woman who is frustrated about having to take on more work, but instead of discussing it with her boss, she lies and says she has to take off work for a family emergency. The key behaviors are avoiding direct communication about her feelings, and responding passive aggressively by lying to get out of the extra work. This matches the defense mechanism of passive aggression.C: Passive aggression 