Luka has just found out that she has cancer.She has told her daughter that she knows that she has the disease but is not really worried about dying from it,because she is convinced that her treatments will be completely effective.Luka may be engaging in:

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Luka's belief that her treatments will be completely effective despite having cancer suggests that she is in denial about the seriousness of her condition. Denial is a defense mechanism in which an individual refuses to acknowledge or accept a distressing reality.

Luka Has Just Found Out That She Has Cancer