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One of the challenges to the defense mechanism theory is that research has found thata. substance abusing clients do not use denial more frequently than other groups.
b. most substance abusing clients do not engage in defense mechanisms.
c. only patients in rehabilitation programs utilize the defense of denial.
d. substance abusing clients actually use defenses that have never been studied before.
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