A new study has uncovered a previously unknown antiviral defense mechanism in sea anemones, revealing that animals may have ...

Denial is a type of defense mechanism that involves ignoring the reality of a situation to avoid anxiety. Defense mechanisms are strategies that people use to cope with distressing feelings. In the ...

It is unpleasant, strange and often comes as a surprise: shame. But why do we feel it? An international study has shed new light on the emotion of shame, which has long been considered harmful. The ...

By Dr Vasilios SilivistrisWe all face stress, conflict and emotional strain at different points in our lives. How we respond to these pressures can have a significant impact on our mental and ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, led by Dr. Helin Norberg and Dr. Erik Norberg, have identified a previously unknown mechanism that affects the ability of cancer cells to spread in the body. The ...

A research team led by Professor Yu Seong-woon of the Department of Brain Sciences at DGIST has, for the first time, ...

Safety behaviors are core features of anxiety-related disorders, specifically involving behaviors that do not completely terminate aversive situations, but rather prevent the risk of the occurrence of ...

Understand these self-protective psychological processes. Defense mechanisms are psychological processes that someone unconsciously engages in to avoid discomfort, and there are several specific types ...