<prompt> A Chronic alcoholic blames the family environment as a cause of his alcoholism. This is phenomenon ofProjectionDenialRationalizationSublimation  <response>: Ans:C-RationalizationRationalization or rationalisation also known as making excuses is a defense mechanism in which controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation, and are made consciously tolerable--or even admirable and superior--by plausible means. It is also an informal fallacy of reasoning. 