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Connor Gaffey
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"I didn't get the job even though I was the most qualified applicant because the company has to hire a minority worker." This probably illustrates which defense mechanism?

A) rationalization
B) denial
C) repression
D) projection

Rationalization

A defense mechanism where controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical way to avoid the true explanation.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and confrontations with unpleasant aspects of reality.

Minority Worker

An employee who belongs to a racial, ethnic, or cultural minority within the broader workforce.

  • Understand the concept of defense mechanisms as proposed in psychoanalytic theory.
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Courtney NorthDec 25, 2024
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