Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Parker is grounded and not allowed to go to a concert with her friends tonight. She screams at her brother when he asks her for help with his homework and slams her bedroom door. Her behavior is an example of ___________.

Parker is upset about being grounded, but she directs her anger at her brother by screaming at him and slams her door. This is an example of striking out at others: expressing frustration through anger or aggression toward someone else. The correct choice is “striking out at others.”

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