Dakota is trying to deal with the death of her infant daughter due to an illness,and keeps telling others that she must just be sleeping and she will be feeling better in no time.This is an example of what Freudian defence mechanism?

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Dakota's refusal to accept the reality of her infant daughter's death and insisting that she is just sleeping is an example of the defence mechanism of denial. Denial is a refusal to acknowledge an external reality or fact that causes internal conflict or distress.

Dakota Is Trying to Deal with the Death of Her