Rationalisation Involves

question 114

Multiple Choice

Rationalisation involves

• A)motivated forgetting of distressing experiences.
• B)unconscious attribution of our negative qualities onto others.
• C)providing reasonable-sounding explanations for unreasonable behaviours or failures.
• D)transforming an anxiety-producing experience into its opposite.

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