A patient admitted to an alcoholism rehabilitation program tells the nurse,"I'm actually just a social drinker.I usually have a drink at lunch,two in the afternoon,wine with dinner,and a few drinks during the evening." The patient is using which defense mechanism?

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Minimizing one's drinking is a form of denial of alcoholism.The patient is more than a social drinker.Projection involves blaming another for one's faults or problems.Rationalization involves making excuses.Introjection involves incorporating a quality of another person or group into one's own personality.

A Patient Admitted to an Alcoholism Rehabilitation Program Tells the Nurse,"I'm