Assertion: defense mechanism | /r/HasProperty | adaptive
Facets:
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: in emergencies
type: TEMPORAL
value: to present circumstances
type: OTHER
value: in crises
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: While all defense mechanisms can be unhealthy, they can also be adaptive and allow us to function normally.
text: This defense can be adaptive in emergencies or crises where full acknowledgment of what is happening would be paralyzing in that moment.
text: However, they source from deep in our past and are rarely adaptive to present circumstances.
text: While all defense mechanisms can be unhealthy, they can also be adaptive and allow us to function normally.