Jake's girlfriend just broke up with him and Jake does not appear to be upset at all.Jake keeps talking about the strength of character he has developed and the interesting way in which his girlfriend decided to break up with him.Jake may be employing the ______________ defense mechanism.

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Intellectualization involves dealing with an emotional or stressful situation by analyzing it from a detached, intellectual standpoint. Jake's focus on his own strength of character and the interesting nature of the breakup might be his way of rationalizing the situation and avoiding the emotions that would come with a breakup.

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