A young patient tells the nurse that she just finished taking a "stupid test.". Which defense mechanism is this patient using?
a. denial c. repression
b. rationalization d. projection
B
Denial is the negation of reality of threatening situations despite factual evidence. Rationalization is the intellectual explaining away of threatening circumstances. Repression is the unconscious blocking from awareness of any material that is threatening or painful. Projection is attributing one's thoughts or feelings to another.
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