Rationalization
"Rationalization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A defense mechanism operating unconsciously, in which the individual attempts to justify or make consciously tolerable, by plausible means, feelings, behavior, and motives that would otherwise be intolerable.
| Descriptor ID |
D011908
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393.746
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rationalization" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Steely Smith M. "I'm Not a Child Molester, But a Victim Myself": Examining Rationalizations Among Male Sex Offenders Who Report Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2023 09; 67(12):1254-1271.