Brian and Matt Have Both Just Flunked Out of College

question 23

Multiple Choice

Brian and Matt have both just flunked out of college. Brian is sure he did not flunk and that he really is going to graduate. Matt simply refuses to think about what just happened. Brian is using the defense mechanism of ________ and Matt is using ________.

• A) denial; intellectualization
• B) rationalization; repression
• C) reaction formation; rationalization
• D) denial; repression

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