The patient refuses to believe the physician's diagnosis and insists on a second opinion from a specialist.Which ego-defense mechanism is used by the patient?

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Denial is avoiding emotional conflicts by refusing to consciously acknowledge anything that causes intolerable emotional pain.Displacement is transferring emotions,ideas,or wishes from a stressful situation to a less anxiety-producing substitute.Dissociation is experiencing a subjective sense of numbing and a reduced awareness of one's surroundings.Deterioration is the worsening of a situation or patient condition.

The Patient Refuses to Believe the Physician's Diagnosis and Insists