When used by a person with a life-threatening illness, denial can mean:
A)I am not ill.
B)I am ill, but it is not serious.
C)I am seriously ill, but not dying.
D)I am dying, but death will not come for a long time.
E)All of these

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Denial, as a psychological defense mechanism, can manifest in various forms for a person facing a life-threatening illness. It can range from complete denial of the illness (A), minimizing the severity of the illness (B), acknowledging the seriousness but denying the fatal outcome (C), to recognizing the inevitability of death but believing it to be far off in the future (D).

When Used by a Person with a Life-Threatening Illness, Denial