Dictionary » D » Defenses

Defenses

Defense

The psychological mechanisms used to control anxiety, e.g., rationalization, projection.

Origin: L. Defendo, to ward off


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


Re:

... - back when they were birds? Yes cactus are plants. They live in the desert, and there are quite a lot of plant eaters there, so yes they need defenses against grazing. Bird do not have teeth, they have a beak and I wonder how you would compare teeth that would be located in the mouth and spikes ...

See entire post
by canalon
Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:05 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Urgent question
Replies: 4
Views: 89

malaria

... systems are weakened by chronic illness. Fortunately, the elderly and infirm now have medical science as a powerful ally that bolsters their defenses with immunizations to prevent influenza attack or drugs that suppress the influenza virus once it has struck. You must visit the following ...

See entire post
by bryanwilliamz
Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:57 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: malaria
Replies: 4
Views: 460

H5N1 (avian flu) and lines of defenses

I know you might laugh on the attached photo but that is my homework that is I need to complete. I'm confused with lines of defenses can someone help me

See entire post
by valkyrie
Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:59 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: H5N1 (avian flu) and lines of defenses
Replies: 0
Views: 240

HIV danger

Yes, HIV is very dangerous, in part because of its ability to avoid natural defenses but also drugs that targets some of its proteins. No there is still no vaccine or permanent cures against HIV. The most up to date is obviously pubmed, type HIV as keyword and ...

See entire post
by canalon
Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:36 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: HIV danger
Replies: 4
Views: 1035

Sugar Allergy

... Med Clin North Am. 1994;78(6):1443-1456. 197. Lih-Brody L, Powell Sr, Collier KP, et al. Increased oxidative stress and decreased antioxidant defenses in mucosa of inflammatory bowel disease. Dig Dis Sci.1996;41(10):2078-2086. 198. Loudon CP, Corroll V, Butcher J, Rawsthorne P, Bernstein CN. ...

See entire post
by DrDahlman
Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:20 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sugar Allergy
Replies: 71
Views: 68549
View all matching forum results

This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 742 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link