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"It is important to note what makes denial denial and not just refusal to admit to or accept a truth or fact rests in the degree of individual's awareness of the existence of the truth or fact. In denial, an individual does not see or is mostly unconscious of existence of the truth or fact. The choice to refuse reality, then, is unconscious as well. Refusal to admit to or accept a truth or fact differs from denial in that the individual recognizes or is conscious of the existence of the truth or fact but consciously refuses to accept it as such."

The phrasing of this paragraph makes it difficult to tell just what is being claimed. It sounds like the distinction is being drawn between a person who is only denying the truth to others, and a person who is denying it to themselves as well. I am not sure this distinction is accurate. Comments? -- Antaeus Feldspar 17:25, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

I think it is a difficult paragraph to follow, overall. I think in a way refusal to admit or accept is actually a specific part of denial. You could argue about consious and unconcsious forms of denial, but both are denial IMHO. --ChrisEmerge 19:52, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Types of Denial

Added Types of Denial to article. Comments? -- --ChrisEmerge 19:52, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Could you give sources for this information, such as books, journals, etc.? How widely accepted are these concepts?

--George100 00:27, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Here are a few references, the information on the page is a compilation of many different approaches to denial:
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/ID22a-scott.pdf
http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Deal-With-Denial&id=679
http://www.worldviewweekend.com/secure/cwnetwork/article.php?&ArticleID=844
--ChrisEmerge 14:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)