Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Behavior & Behavior Change

Question

____ is a pathological defense mechanism where a person pretends something hasn't happened.

Answer

Denial is a pathological defense mechanism where a person pretends something hasn't happened.
Ex; if someone has breast cancer, they just deny the fact that they do

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