<prompt> Please answer with one of the option in the bracket. Write reasoning in between . Write answer in between .Q:An 8-year-old girl presents to the psychiatrist to discuss the recent divorce of her parents. The girl explains that her mother is the most caring and loving mother anyone could ever have and that she will be spending the majority of her time with her mother. On the other hand, she exclaims that her father is an evil person and hates him. Which of the following ego defenses is best demonstrated by this girl?? A: Acting out, B: Denial, C: Projection, D: Regression, E: Splitting,  <response>: This question is asking about ego defense mechanisms demonstrated by an 8-year-old girl dealing with her parents divorce. Based on the description, the girl seems to have a very polarized view of her parents - seeing her mother as purely good and her father as purely evil. This type of black-and-white thinking is characteristic of the ego defense mechanism called splitting. Splitting allows the girl to keep her positive feelings about her mother separate from her negative feelings about her father. The other options like acting out, denial, projection, and regression do not fit the scenario as well.E: Splitting 