Having Performed Poorly on an Exam, Barbara Attempts to Protect

question 189

Multiple Choice

Having performed poorly on an exam, Barbara attempts to protect her feelings of self-worth by telling herself that it does not matter because the course really is not that important to her. Barbara is probably

• A) rationalizing.
• B) displacing.
• C) fantasizing.
• D) using identification.

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