A person states that he was not shoplifting from the store despite very clear evidence on the store surveillance tape.This person is demonstrating which ego defense mechanism?
A) Dissociation
B) Conversion
C) Denial
D) Compensation

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Denial consists of avoiding emotional conflicts by refusing to consciously acknowledge anything that causes intolerable emotional pain.Dissociation involves creating subjective numbness and less awareness of surroundings.Conversion involves repressing anxiety and manifesting it into a physiological problem.Compensation occurs when an individual makes up for a deficit by strongly emphasizing another feature.

A Person States That He Was Not Shoplifting from the Store