A client tells a nurse, "After having a bad day at work, my partner yells more at our children." The nurse should identify that the client's partner is displaying which of the following defense mechanisms?

A. Rationalization involves justifying behavior with logical reasons, not redirecting emotions. B. Dissociation involves detachment from reality or self, which is not described here. C. Sublimation involves redirecting unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities. D. Displacement occurs when emotions are redirected from the original source to a safer or less threatening target. Yelling at children after a stressful workday demonstrates displacement.