Prostate Cancer Is Diagnosed in a Fifty-Eight-Year-Old Man by Biopsy

Prostate cancer is diagnosed in a fifty-eight-year-old man by biopsy. The tissue specimen is sent to a second
Laboratory for tests, and the results confirm the initial diagnosis. After receiving these results, the patient decides to
Seek the opinion of another physician. Which of the following defense mechanisms is the patient exhibiting?

A) Projection
B) Sublimation
C) Denial
D) Rationalization
E) Repression