vyseerx
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an IMG who always , verybadly wanted to be a physician in USA, expresses relief and says "i never really wanted to work in that materialistic country anyway" after not being accepted in match for several consecutive years....which defence he is exhibiting?
a.rationalization
b.intellectulization
c.acting out
d.undoing
e.reaction formation
f.denial
g.humour
h.dissociation
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Rationalization
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REACTION FORMATION
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| dpk
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i too think its rationalisation..
can anyone confirm the answer?plz...
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| vyseerx
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yes, it is indeed rationalization.
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| Mikko
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Aim inhibition:
Placing a limitation upon instinctual demands; accepting partial or modified fulfillment of desires. Examples: (1) a person is conscious of sexual desire but if finding it frustrating, "decides" that all that is really wanted in the relationship is companionship. (2) a student who originally wanted to be a physician decides to become a physician's assistant.
Aim inhibition, like the other mechanisms, is neither healthful nor pathological, desirable nor undesirable, in itself. It may be better to have half a loaf than no bread, but an unnecessary aim inhibition may rob one of otherwise attainable satisfactions.
Note that the first example could include the mechanism of displacement, and the second, rationalization. Up to a point, mutual idealization can make for a happy relationship; however, unrealistic expectations of another person based upon this mechanism can lead to serious disappointment.
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