Question

When candace ordered a hot fudge sundae and a diet soda, she told herself that the calories from the ice cream really were not a big deal because the diet soda sort of balanced it all out. which of freud's defense mechanisms is motivating candace?

Answer 1

The defense mechanism is rationalization. Rationalization is where people try to convince themselves (in a way that appears logical, but is actually skewed) that a certain behavior is acceptable. For example, Candace claims the low calorie diet soda cancels out the high calorie hot fudge sundae because one is low calorie and the other is high calorie. This thinking is not logical because she will still be ingesting the high calorie food.