Question

When lisa received a paper with a d grade, she immediately told her friends (and herself) that it didn't matter because she had intended to drop the course all along. which defense mechanisms is lisa using?

Answer 1

Rationalization. Lisa used this defense mechanism because she knew that the grade was bad but to make it seem more logical and not as bad to her friends. She rationalized the behavior by saying it did not matter because she was going to drop the course.