▁opportun ities ▁for ▁the ▁expression ▁of ▁disp la ced ▁mort ido . ▁ ▁In ▁such ▁sc ap ego ating ▁behavior , ▁ag gression ▁may ▁be ▁disp la ced ▁onto ▁people ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁connection ▁with ▁what ▁is ▁causing ▁anger ▁or ▁fr ustration . ▁Some ▁people ▁p unch ▁c ush ions ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁angry ▁at ▁friends ; ▁a ▁college ▁student ▁may ▁snap ▁at ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁ro omm ate ▁when ▁ups et ▁about ▁an ▁exam ▁grade . ▁ ▁Dis p lacement ▁can ▁also ▁act ▁in ▁what ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁' chain - re action ,' ▁with ▁people ▁unw itting ly ▁becoming ▁both ▁vict ims ▁and ▁perpet rat ors ▁of ▁disp lacement . ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁man ▁is ▁angry ▁with ▁his ▁b oss , ▁but ▁he ▁cannot ▁express ▁this ▁properly , ▁so ▁he ▁hits ▁his ▁wife . ▁The ▁wife , ▁in ▁turn , ▁hits ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁children , ▁possibly ▁dis gu ising ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁" p un ishment ." ▁( r ational ization ) ▁ ▁E go ▁psych ology ▁sought ▁to ▁use ▁disp lacement ▁in ▁child ▁re aring , ▁a ▁dummy ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁disp la ced ▁target ▁for ▁to dd ler ▁sib ling ▁rival ry . ▁ ▁Transfer ential ▁disp lacement ▁The ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁feelings ▁and ▁att itudes ▁from ▁past ▁significant ▁others ▁onto ▁the ▁present - day ▁anal yst ▁constit utes ▁a ▁central ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁trans ference , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁ne uro t ic . ▁ ▁A ▁subs idi ary ▁form ▁of