Joe has been arrested three times in the past five years for driving under the influence of alcohol. When you ask him about how he is managing his drinking problem, he says "I don't have a drinking problem; I have a getting caught problem!" He is most likely using ____ to manage his difficulties.
A) overcompensation
B) undoing
C) projection
D) denial

Question

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Joe is using denial as a defense mechanism to avoid taking responsibility for his drinking problem. He is denying that he has a problem and instead blaming getting caught as the issue.

Joe Has Been Arrested Three Times in the Past Five