Dealing with Denial
A Chat with Dr. Gary Wood, clinical psychologist, Florida, Sunday, March 19, 2000
Dr. Wood:The subject for this evening is denial. I will discuss this from a psychological perspective. I will offer a definition of denial which you can react to from your particular circumstances.
Technically, denial is an unconscious process which permits an individual to resist a threatening thought or situation. Denial preserves the individual mentally as he or she experiences anxiety about the conscious threat. We will go from here to your questions
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