Posted: July 24th, 2017
A 52-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital
because of breast cancer metastatic to the liver.
Her prognosis is poor. She begs her husband to
stay with her at the hospital because she is afraid
to be left alone. Which of the following defense
mechanisms best explains her behavior?
(A) Denial
(B) Displacement
(C) Regression
(D) Repression
(E) Sublimation
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