_______________ occurs when people refuse to admit to an event, feeling, or memory that causes them anxiety or distress.

A) Projection
B) Sublimation
C) Displacement
D) Denial

Projection

A defense mechanism in which unwanted feelings are displaced onto another person, where they then appear as a threat from the external world.

Sublimation

Sublimation is a defense mechanism proposed by Freud in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, possibly resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse.

Displacement

In psychology, a defense mechanism where an individual shifts negative feelings from the original source to a safer or more acceptable target.