Which term refers to a technique that helps clients recognize their projections onto others?

• A. Here-and-Now Awareness
• B. Introjection
• C. Play the Projection
• D. Modes of Defense

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is how to bring unconscious material into awareness by making it experiential. Using the technique of playing the projection involves the client acting out or enacting their perception of another person, effectively displaying the projection in the here-and-now interaction. This enactment makes the client’s own unwanted feelings or traits—the ones they’re unconsciously attributing to others—visible and discussable, which strengthens insight and self-understanding. It’s a more direct method for surfacing projections than focusing solely on present-moment experience, adopting others’ beliefs, or naming defense mechanisms in general, because it actively reveals how the client projects onto others through behavior and interaction.