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1.15 DENIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL -- PSYCHOLOGY ABUSE TERMS, CONCEPTS==== Denial MEANING: Not seeing a problem, refusing to acknowledge that a problem exists. Psychologists continue to be amazed at how people cannot see things directly in front of their eyes -- like the person who drinks a bottle of whiskey every day, but who denies being an alcoholic. Entire families, communities, cultures can be in denial such as the denial of child sex abuse within a family that has been going on for years. RELEVANCE TO ABUSE: Both the abuser and the abused may be in denial. Either or both may have trouble seeing the problem for what it is. RELATED WORDS AND PHRASES: refusal, rejection, disbelief, dismissal === Definition and article about denial=== For More About Psychological Denial |
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