[Verified Answer]: Tarek, a 49-year-old construction worker…

Tarek, a 49-year-old construction worker recuperating from a myocardial infarction, returns to the medical clinic for a follow-up evaluation. Tarek is uncooperative; Dr. Xiong discovers that Tyrek is not taking his anticoagulants, is back to work a month prior to the recommended time, and is still chain-smoking. Tarek is quite agitated and secretly believes that if he ignores his heart issue, it will all go away. Today, he fears that Dr. Xiong will be quite unhappy with his noncompliance and is not sure he can face the consequences he knows for certain he will hear about. Stop and Consider 6.2 Is Tarek using any defense mechanism and, if so, which one(s)? If you were Dr. Xiong, what would your therapeutic response be to Tarek?