What Is a Characteristic of Free Radicals? ​

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is a characteristic of free radicals? ​

• A)They are destroyed by cigarette smoking.
• B)They arise from normal metabolic reactions.
• C)They typically stop chain reactions associated with the production of peroxides.
• D)They are known to accumulate even in the presence of abundant antioxidant nutrients.

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person.

Identification

The process by which an individual aligns themselves with the values, beliefs, and practices of another person or group, often as a role model.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in which socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behaviors.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual shifts negative feelings from the original source of distress to a less threatening person or object.