It goes hand in hand with the saying that "you can't reason yourself out of a position you didn't reason yourself into".
Most people don't reason themselves into maladaptiveness, and it takes substantial effort to not only identify the cycle but also to break it.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=603826
That's rationalize, not reason.
You don't seem to be making a meaningful distinction. Moreover, both words have been used in this thread.