The junior class at a local high school was stunned when an alcohol-impaired driver missed a turn and caused a fatal accident involving a classmate. The school crisis team noted that many classmates responded in ways that seemed to indicate that they were invulnerable to this kind of tragedy because "They were careful drivers who always wore seatbelts." The crisis team concluded that these students were using the defence mechanism called:

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The defence mechanism described here is denial, as the students are denying their vulnerability to tragedy by believing that being a careful driver and wearing a seatbelt is enough to protect them.

The Junior Class at a Local High School Was Stunned