Asked by Lauryn Leopard on May 09, 2024
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A refusal to believe direct and highly credible evidence that your spouse is suffering from a terminal illness best illustrates that you are using
A) denial.
B) displacement.
C) fixation.
D) projection.
Denial
A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.
Displacement
In psychology, displacement is a defense mechanism where a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a safer, substitute target.
Projection
A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person.
- Comprehend the idea of defense mechanisms and their instances in daily scenarios.
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Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the idea of defense mechanisms and their instances in daily scenarios.
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