Carl's wife of 56 years just died, yet he refuses to admit she is gone. Instead, he talks to her and generally acts as though she is still with him. Carl is using the defense mechanism of

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Carl is using denial, a defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept reality or facts, acting as if a painful event, thought, or feeling did not exist. In this case, Carl is denying the reality of his wife's death by behaving as if she is still alive.

Carl's Wife of 56 Years Just Died, Yet He Refuses