Eve Whitmore: Denial is a construct used in psychology to describe how people deal with reality constructs. It's not considered one of the more preferred mechanisms -- we call them defense mechanisms.
Some people are in denial about the pandemic. Here's whySome people still refuse to accept the reality that the coronavirus is dangerous. Psychologists know some of the reasons why.
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