Rationalization is
a. using self-justifications to explain away unacceptable behavior.
b. directing unacceptable impulses into socially constructive pursuits. c. imposing one's own impulses or wishes onto another.
d. refusal to recognize a threatening impulse or desire.
e. transferring unacceptable impulses away from threatening persons toward safer or less threatening objects.
a
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