Defense mechanisms are rooted in Freud’s theory of personality.According to his model, the mind has three dueling forces: the id (unconscious and primitive urges for food, comfort, and sex), the ...

Particularly intriguing is her chapter entitled "A Form of Altruism," which describes "altruistic surrender," a different defense mechanism that uses projection and identification rather than ...

So plants have evolved many different defense mechanisms to inhibit this threat, including physical and chemical weapons. For ...

Platypus venom is entirely different from other venomous creatures ... This complex chemical cocktail is a dangerous defense, but it might also have beneficial qualities for humans as well.

The researchers are now trying to pinpoint the stimuli and mechanisms behind the different action patterns of the beetle. “We can return to the roots of science and gain beneficial insights by ...