Chad is keen on getting into the best college in the state. however, the college rejects his application. when comforted by his
parents, chad explains that he is not disappointed because if he had been accepted by the college, he would have had to move away from home. in this scenario, chad's explanation best illustrates the defense mechanism of:__________ a) rationalization
b) repression
c) sublimation
d) regression
Rationalization refers to a process in which controversial behaviors (e.g, a bad behavior) are explained in a justified manner even when that is not the case.
An example of rationalization is a person who openly lashed out to another person and then later on explaining that it was as a result of the bad stress he passed through earlier in the day.
