Sentences with phrase «defense mechanism for»

** Dissociative Disorder is characterized by a breakdown in memory, awareness, identity, or perception that can sometimes develop as a defense mechanism for dealing with trauma.

But ignoring reality is a handy defense mechanism for the brain.

He told me he assumed it was a defense mechanism for online dating pitfalls and he took the chance that I was a much more positive person if given a chance.

I like to use humor as a defense mechanism for addressing the real issue at hand: my insecurity.

Lymphatic system is just a strategically designed large defense mechanism for the body against all kinds of possible infections e.g. bacteria, viruses etc..

It occurs because of the spontaneous release of pyrogens, our body's natural defense mechanism for fighting disease.

Circular religious logic will still never fully justify the fact that religion asks for special rights and protections, which it gets, and then turns those rights and protections on other groups as a defense mechanism for when they are accused of discriminating... i.e. «We can choose who we accept and who we don't because of our beliefs... wait, what... how can you say you will not accept our religious organization, that's religious discrimination!»

Purchasing exact match domains as a defense mechanism — Many «brands» undergo the practice of pursuing and grabbing attractive exact match domains as defense mechanisms for their rankings.

Not exact matches

Unwilling to assume responsibility for the sin that had caused the nation's downfall, they found their defense mechanism in ascribing the guilt to their ancestors.

So Mr. George Henry Soule says of the Puritan revolution in the sixteenth century: «The conflict of religious ideas was indeed important, but it was important not so much because of the abstract significance of these ideas as because they represented the mechanism of attack and defense between economic and social classes who were struggling for power.»

As a defense mechanism, we tend to elevate our own lifestyles as God's will for all women everywhere.

However, the extent of this change is significantly modified by a wide range of social and personal variables such as the functions that are being served for the individual by the attitudes in question; the satisfaction the individual derives from existing attitudes; the strength of existing defense mechanisms and group pressures surrounding those attitudes; patterns of reinforcement for similar attitudes in the past; other alternatives available to the viewer; and the current psychological state of the viewer.

All the mechanisms of help defense that players use to cover for one another are challenged by the ever - present threat of perimeter shooting.

On the Judge's explanation that he failed to exhaust internal redress mechanisms adequately before heading for the court, Mr. Crabbe said, «I see it very differently because in one the party's defense, they said that the NPP is a private organisation and when something is happening in it no court can interfere.

«I always resisted the idea of running for office, almost as a defense mechanism,» he said.

Paleontologists hypothesize that the accoutrements served as socio - sexual display mechanisms — a way for the dinosaurs to signal to one another for mating, territory or defense purposes.

We feel immunity is too strong a term for this new defense mechanism because these extracellular pathogens can survive and even sexually reproduce on resistant hosts, and so we refer to it as «defense».»

Thanks to its appearances on Japanese TV shows, it's now most popularly known for its shape - shifting defense mechanism.

Researchers use this natural defense mechanism in bacteria as the basis for the Crispr - Cas9 gene - editing system, creating synthetic guides to search out whichever specific string of DNA bases the researchers choose.

Horticultural expert Mark Peacock's technique calls for a fertilizer blend of worm excrement to boost protective bacteria around the plant's roots and crushed insects to stimulate natural defense mechanisms.

Mentors provide a critical line of defense to prevent this from occurring and are a critical mechanism for connecting students with challenging problems, projects, internship positions, jobs, fellowships, and other career opportunities.

«Consumers will not have to make a choice between environmental preservation and their pocketbooks,» says senior attorney Dale Bryk of the New York City — based environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council, which supports such market - based mechanisms for pollution control.

«For the first time, we can display the localization of incoming viral DNA, and link it to anti-viral defense or infection mechanisms,» says Greber.

The ability of these children to maintain an intact immune system in the face of ongoing viral replication and in the absence of antiretroviral therapy can provide us with new insights into hitherto unknown defense mechanisms, which could eventually benefit other HIV patients,» says Professor Oliver T. Keppler, Chair of Virology at the Pettenkofer Institute, and former head of the German Reference Center for Retroviruses in Frankfurt am Main.

That's why he and his colleagues are hunting for other defense mechanisms.

«Knowledge of defense and attack mechanisms in bacteria is crucial for future development of potential alternatives to antibiotics,» explains Dr. Daniel Koster, from the department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

But the Clean Air Act, which the Obama administration used as the legal mechanism for the plan, mandates that the federal government regulate carbon dioxide emissions because the EPA has already declared it to be a pollutant, said David Goldston, government affairs director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

«Plants have evolved defense mechanisms to protect themselves, such as thorns, bitter - tasting berries, and in the case of certain types of grass, by harbouring toxic fungus deep within them that can be dangerous or even fatal for grazing animals,» says York U Biology Professor Dawn Bazely, who worked with University of Cambridge researcher Andrew Tanentzap and York U researcher Mark Vicari on the project.

It's the first time two interacting chemicals have been shown responsible for a defense mechanism in termites, he says.

The scientists used this existing defense mechanism in bacteria to turn CRISPR - Cas9 into a real tool for cleaving the DNA of bacterial and also human cells.

«Some plants have brilliant defense mechanisms, and Dr. Xue's research helps us know how they defend themselves and what we need to look for in our breeding programs.»

«Our findings could allow geneticists and plant breeders to purposefully push the right buttons for activating the natural defense mechanisms and turning on plant resistance,» he says.

We've recently seen a number of proposals for protecting coral reefs from the dangers of climate change, and now it turns out that corals already have a self - defense mechanism.

Your body interprets this as a signal for turning on the defense mechanisms that prevent clotting.

[8] Researchers also concluded that Mucuna pruriens reactivates the antioxidant defense system, an essential biological mechanism necessary for maintaining homeostasis within the body.

Unfortunately, until we've addressed these issues, they can contaminate our relationships as we project these unhealthy defense mechanisms and emotional reactions with our boyfriends, causing the potential for sabotage and relationship demise.

He said he didn't think it was a defense mechanism with me, but that he didn't think we were right for each other.

This iteration of Baruchel — possibly serving as a stand - in for Rogen's silent partner and co-director, Evan Goldberg — feels uncomfortable with the Hollywood lifestyle, given its star - studded fakery and endless ass - kissing, a reaction that's partially a defense mechanism, as it covers up his anxiety and lack of ambition.

Policy Recommendations: Effective Accountability Mechanisms for New York State's English Language Learners On October 1, 2012, AFC and The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) jointly released this policy paper, which sets forth key principles for a sound ELL accountability framework in New York State.

Because it takes some time for the immune system to respond correctly by elaborating own defense mechanism against the disease that your dog was vaccinated against.

The schedule of vaccinations is different for puppies and kittens since they need more frequent vaccines with lower doses to gradually build up their defense mechanisms.

Dry food is never a replacement for annual dental scalings by your veterinarian, but the dry kibbles do provide a minor defense mechanism against advanced dental disease and bad breath.

«Harmony in life and living, homeopathy for health and healing» Homeopathy (home - ee - AH - puh - thee) is the branch of medicine based on the principle that disease can be cured by strengthening the body's natural defense mechanism.

With that defense mechanism removed, a cat must settle for its second line of defense: teeth.

The Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) is a large roach famous for hissing as a defense mechanism.

Just for fun and since my defense mechanism is to mock myself before someone else can, here are some other flights we could have gotten with those 65,000 AA miles, keeping in mind that there are two of us.

A bioluminescent bay is an ideal habitat for the flourishing of small dinoflagellate plankton, most of which emit a bluish light as a defense mechanism when agitated.

That's your «defense mechanism», and it works for a while too.

Kay explains that the moth is most famous for its larval form because of the caterpillar's defense mechanism: Articulating bristles that inject a potentially deadly venom.

As evidence would negate the need for a «not peer reviewed» defense mechanism.