Psychological Denial

Preferred Label : Psychological Denial;

NCIt related terms : denial;

NCIt definition : A psychological defense mechanism that allows a person to avoid the reality of the situation by refusing to acknowledge it.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: In psychiatry, a state in which a person is unable or unwilling to see the truth or reality about an issue or situation.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000450101;

Details

Origin ID

C99675;

UMLS CUI

C0011317;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Denial [ICNP diagnostic]
- Denial [ICNP subject]
- Denial [LOINC component]
- Denial - mental defense mechanism (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Denial, Psychological [MeSH Descriptor]
- Denial, Psychological [MeSH concept]
- No Denial [ICNP diagnostic]
- No Denial [ICNP subject]
- denial [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Mental Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Denial [ICNP diagnostic]
- Denial [LOINC component]
- Denial - mental defense mechanism (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Denial, Psychological [MeSH concept]
- Denial, Psychological [MeSH Descriptor]
- denial [SNOMED Notion]

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