Jared, a 14-Year-Old Boy, Plays Fairly Aggressively with His Classmate

Jared, a 14-year-old boy, plays fairly aggressively with his classmate, to the point of calling him cruel names and even punching him painfully. One psychoanalytic interpretation of this behavior would be that __________.

A) Jared secretly hates Josh but is unable to acknowledge this
B) Jared is unconsciously sexually attracted to Josh but defends against awareness of this same-sex attraction
C) Jared feels pity for Josh and wants to toughen him up against the obstacles he may encounter in the world
D) Jared is displacing the anger he feels toward his pet dog onto Josh

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