After finding the patient with diabetes eating candy, the nurse reminds the patient that the candy will elevate blood sugar levels. The patient's response is: "It's only a little bit, and it won't do anything." Which defense mechanism is the patient using
a. Conversion
b. Denial
c. Repression
d. Regression
ANS: B
The patient is using denial as a defense mechanism. Reality is denied.
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