An adolescent caught stealing a classmate's laptop says that he needed it to write his paper and the classmate "has enough money to buy another one anyway" is demonstrating which of the following defense mechanisms?
a. Denial
b. Restitution
c. Rationalization
d. Conversion
C
The adolescent is using the reason of the classmate's financial advantage as a rationalization for stealing the laptop. Denial is refusal to acknowledge conflict, restitution deals with giving back to resolve guilt, and conversion is the channeling of unbearable anxiety into physical signs and symptoms.
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