A patient reports that nothing is wrong with him except a chest cold he's had for a couple weeks and "hasn't been able to shake off.". His wife is very worried and says he smokes, coughs a lot, has lost 15 pounds, and is easily fatigued
Which of the following statements best describes this situation? a. The patient is using suppression to cope adaptively.
b. The patient is using suppression to cope maladaptively.
c. The patient is using denial to cope adaptively.
d. The patient is using denial to cope maladaptively.
C
Denial is an unconscious blocking of threatening or painful information or emotions and can be used adaptively to help a person cope with an overwhelming circumstance for a short period of time until more effective methods of coping can be utilized.
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