The Majority of the Treatment Team Maintains That a Patient

The majority of the treatment team maintains that a patient diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder needs external limits and careful observation,however two nurses state,"The patient is really a pleasant person.We shouldn't be so judgmental." The most likely reason for the difference in staff opinions is that the patient has been using which coping mechanisms?

A) Idealization and devaluation
B) Projection and rationalization
C) Splitting and projective identification
D) Reaction formation and identification