🧠STORY: “Arun’s Exam Day” (English) Arun was a nursing student preparing for his final examination. 🔹 Repression Arun had failed an important exam once before, but he could not remember that painful failure clearly anymore. His mind had pushed that memory away. 🔹 Denial On the exam day, even though Arun was very anxious and unprepared, he kept saying, “I am perfectly fine. Nothing is wrong.” 🔹 Rationalization After writing the exam poorly, Arun told his friends, “The questions were unfair. That’s why I may fail.” 🔹 Projection Deep inside, Arun knew he had not studied well, but he blamed the teacher, saying, “She doesn’t teach properly.” 🔹 Displacement Angry about the exam, Arun could not shout at the teacher. Instead, he scolded his younger brother at home . 🔹 Reaction Formation Arun felt jealous of his friend who wrote the exam well, but he praised him excessively and said, “You are brilliant!” 🔹 Regression Feeling helpless, Arun started beh...