Denial is a defense mechanism that involves refusing to believe or accept information that is too threatening or anxiety-provoking to acknowledge. It is not the same thing as motivated forgetting, which involves actively suppressing memories, and it does not involve a return to a more juvenile level of functioning. "A river in Egypt" is not a relevant option in this context.

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Denial Is

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Denial is

A) the same thing as motivated forgetting.
B) a defense mechanism that involves a return to a more juvenile level of functioning.
C) a defense mechanism that involves refusal to believe information.
D) a river in Egypt.

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