Cynthia's daughter has received multiple behavioral referrals at school. The school social worker has tried to contact Cynthia for the past 2 weeks and has left messages for Cynthia to call her back. Cynthia continues to minimize her daughter's disruptive behaviors and ignores the phone calls. This is an example of ______.

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Cynthia's behavior of minimizing her daughter's disruptive behaviors and ignoring the school's attempts to contact her can be seen as denial. Denial is a defense mechanism where a person refuses to accept reality or facts, thereby avoiding dealing with uncomfortable or painful feelings or situations.

Cynthia's Daughter Has Received Multiple Behavioral Referrals at School