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A charge nurse is educating a newly licensed nurse about various defense mechanisms. Which of the following examples should the charge nurse provide when discussing rationalization?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Rationalization involves providing logical-sounding reasons to justify behaviors or feelings that are actually based on unacceptable motives or desires. In choice C, the client is attributing not getting a promotion to her boss disliking her, which is a rationalization to protect her self-esteem. This defense mechanism allows her to avoid facing the possibility of not being qualified for the promotion.

Choices A, B, and D are examples of other defense mechanisms: displacement (
A), repression (
B), and somatization (
D), respectively.

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