Justine, a 39-year-old female, has recently been diagnosed with lymphoma. She has a family history of several cancers but not lymphoma. Her personal medical history includes mononucleosis, asthma, and two full-term pregnancies and vaginal births. Before her diagnosis, she had been feeling “generally sick” and felt several lumps on her neck and armpits. She had a fever that wouldn’t go away and had been waking up sweaty in the middle of the night. Microscopy showed the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. Which of the following is true of Justine’s diagnosis?   It is caused by a genetic mutation of a lymphocyte.   It is easily treatable and she has a great prognosis.   It causes her lymphocytes to shrink.   It causes her body to launch an autoimmune attack against its own lymphocytes

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Defense Mechanism

Circumstances influence and compel people to behave in a certain way. One such behavior is a defense mechanism. It is employed by people to escape from unpleasant circumstances, thoughts and actions. Defense mechanisms are, thus, psychological strategies that help to avert and avoid unwanted feelings such as guilt or shame and situations such as threat and danger.