A person who was raped several years ago denies having any memory of the event. The defense mechanism in use is:
a. projection.
b. repression.
c. displacement.
d. reaction formation.
B
Repression is the involuntary exclusion of a painful or conflicting thought, impulse, or memory from awareness.
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