A nurse has been ignoring her female cancer patient's repeated requests for care. When asked why you are not responding to the patient? the nurse replied "she wants to be left alone".
Which of the following mental defense mechanisms best explains the nurse's response?
A- Rationalization
B- Intellectualization
C- Denial
D- Projection
E- Isolation
F- Dissociation
G- Splitting
H- Repression
Which of the following mental defense mechanisms best explains the nurse's response?
A- Rationalization
B- Intellectualization
C- Denial
D- Projection
E- Isolation
F- Dissociation
G- Splitting
H- Repression