Rationalization can refer to any of the following: Rationalization (psychology), the process of constructing a logical justification for a decision that was originally arrived at through a different mental process Rationalization, in hypnosis, the rational justification for obeying a suppressed post-hypnotic command Rationalization (economics), an attempt to change a pre-existing ad-hoc workflow into one that's based on a set of published rules Rationalization (sociology), the means of trans… (More on Rationalization)