This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, 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. Distortion, B. Denial, C. Displacement, D. Dissociation', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: B \nExplanation: Denial is the avoidance of awareness of some painful aspect of reality by negating sensory data, i.e. Patient is unable to face reality or admit an obvious truth.\nDenial should be differentiated from repression -\n\n\nDenial:- Person denies (does not accept) the truth, i.e. a painful\xa0aspect of reality\nRepression:- Anxiety provoking (painful) stimuli are forced down to unconsciousness.\n\n\nThus, In denial, reality (often painful) is not accepted; while in repression, the stimuli that can cause anxiety (Painful) are repressed.', 'role': 'assistant'}]