A patient is undergoing diagnostic tests.The patient says,"Nothing is wrong with me except a stubborn chest cold." The spouse reports that the patient smokes,coughs daily,has lost 15 pounds,and is easily fatigued.Which defense mechanism is the patient using?

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Denial is an unconscious blocking of threatening or painful information or feelings.Regression involves using behaviors appropriate at an earlier stage of psychosexual development.Displacement shifts feelings to a more neutral person or object.Projection attributes one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to another.

A Patient Is Undergoing Diagnostic Tests