This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Cognitive development and defence mechanism, Subject name: Psychiatry
[{'content': 'Avoiding awareness of pain of reality by negative sensory data is in which of the following defence mechanism \nSelect and explain. \nA. Distoion, B. Denial, C. Displacement, D. Dissociation', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': "Answer: B \nExplanation: Denial: Involuntary exclusion of unpleasant or painful reality from conscious awareness. Example(s) in Normal life:1. Grief 2. Children (3-6 years) Illustration(s) from Clinical Situations:1. Psychosis 2. Alcohol dependence Ref: A Sho Textbook of Psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th Edition, pg. no.207 Distoion: Grossly reshaping the experience of the external reality to suit inner needs. Displacement: Unconscious defense mechanism by which the emotional component of an unacceptable idea or object is transfeered to a more acceptable one. Disscoiation: Unconscious defence mechanism involving the segregation of any group pf mental or behavioural processes from the rest of the person's psychic activity.", 'role': 'assistant'}]