A Person Who Stops Exercising on a Regular Basis May

question 35

True/False

A person who stops exercising on a regular basis may lose up to 50% of her or his fitness improvements within two months.

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or desires are excluded from consciousness as a protective measure.

Projection

A defense mechanism in which individuals attribute their own unwanted thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Defence Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by the unconscious mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety or unacceptable impulses.

Repression

A defense mechanism proposed by psychoanalytic theory, where a person unconsciously blocks out painful, uncomfortable, or threatening memories, thoughts, or desires from consciousness.