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rationalization
is a kind of:
mechanism
»
defense mechanism
safety device
»
defense mechanism
mechanism
»
defense mechanism
»
neurotic defense mechanism
safety device
»
defense mechanism
»
neurotic defense mechanism
Through this
defense mechanism
one may attempt to resolve an emotional
conflict
by appeal to reason, thus obscuring a true motivation.
This term appears in...
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
See also:
- Choose -
neurotic arrangement
pseudomotivation
psychoanalysis
psychodynamic psychotherapy
rationalization (stuttering glossary)
Movies
- Choose -
5 to 7
Ashby
Barton Fink
Contempt
Dirty Filthy Love
Get Shorty
Grosse Pointe Blank
Irrational Man
Knock On Wood
Manhattan
Matchstick Men
Of Two Minds
Please Give
Reality Bites
Saving Private Ryan
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Big Chill
The Enchanted Cottage (2016)
The Projectionist
The Secret Of Dr. Kildare
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea