A 48-Year-Old Man Begins Psychotherapy Due to Depression and Escalating

A 48-year-old man begins psychotherapy due to depression and escalating conflicts with his boss.  He makes progress in the therapy sessions and reports feeling less depressed.  The patient has also gained insight into how his father was rarely available to him while growing up and recently told his father, "I am angry that you were never there for me."  The following week, the psychiatrist unexpectedly cancels a session to attend to an emergency.  At the next appointment, the patient says, "I feel as if you are not interested in listening to me, like I am not your priority."  Which of the following is the most likely explanation of this patient's attitude toward his psychiatrist?

A) Acting out
B) Displacement
C) Projection
D) Reaction formation
E) Regression
F) Transference

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