Example Of Rationalization

Repression: Averting hurtful or unacceptable thoughts from accessing consciousness. An illustration of repression would be to disremember the day your parents told you they were getting a divorce.
Sublimation: Redirecting publicly intolerable impulses into permissible activities. An example of sublimation would be redirecting hostile impulses by joining the wrestling team.
Denial: Not accepting an unpleasant reality. An example of denial would be a mother mourning her child's death, refusing to accept her child's death is true.
Rationalization: Developing a socially permissible excuse to vindicate intolerable behavior. An illustration of rationalization would be parking in a "no parking" spot and then justifying that other individuals were