A patient,aged 30 years,tells his case manager,"I do not have bipolar disorder anymore,so I do not need the medicine and the blood tests.I was in the hospital twice for a few days a year or so ago,then I got a place to live and SSI checks.All that is wrong now is I am bored and I need to get something going." The nurse assesses the patient as demonstrating:

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The patient scenario describes denial;he is aware of his illness but refuses to accept it.The patient is not projecting an undesirable thought or emotion from himself onto others.He is not justifying his behavior via rationalization and is not identifying with another.

A Patient,aged 30 Years,tells His Case Manager,"I Do Not Have