If we withhold or obscure the truth, we get self-protective falsehoods in return.

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Just consider the latest hoax infecting news feeds, the one where users posted legalistic gobbledygook declaring self-protective personal copyright protection.

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Both groups tend to engage in self-protective behavior, because they feel exposed.

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Same thing with the recent wave of self-protective status updates.

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He smiled in a shy way that seemed self-protective.

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Scientists have developed a self-healing protective coating for concrete that could greatly reduce the need to regularly rebuild roads.

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Self-confident, protective and even heroic, under stress they can turn into ego-centric bullies who are secretive and fearful.

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It's currently being evaluated for emerging technologies such as flexible structural health monitoring systems, self-healing materials, and radiation-protective materials.

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The first-generation Chinese HNW individuals, being self-made, are confident of their business acumen, protective of their hard-earned wealth, and inclined to manage investments themselves rather than enlist the help of unfamiliar firms.

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But even then, protective factors like social and family support, education and optimism and emotional self-regulation can provide a safety net for children.

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