Bruce has been smoking since he was 15-years-old. his doctor tells him that he needs to quit for his health. bruce tells the doctor, "look, smoking is the only bad thing i do, and besides, you have to die from something." this best illustrates the use of a defense mechanism known as:
a. rationalization.
b. projection.
c. displacement.
d. reaction formation.

The Answer is A. Rationalization

Well rationalization means that one is giving reasons to JUSTIFY their actions with logical reasons. Bruce said: "Look, smoking is the only bad thing I do, and besides, you have to die from something." So this is him giving a REASON to his doctor.

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