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vitality

vitality Vitality refers to a person’s available psychological energy or sense of being energized.

Vitality refers to a person’s available psychological energy or sense of being energized. In this context, it can be weakened when ongoing stress and effortful defensive or emotion-regulation processes keep using up mental resources.

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Drafting source: Vandersmissen Anja; Fissler Plischke Patrick; Filippi Marco; Wenzel Maya; Bernhardt Maren; Krähenmann Rainer. The effort of maintaining the defensive wall: is there a link between defense mechanisms and vitality?. 2026; DOI 10.1186/s12888-026-08146-2; article XML SHA-256 8354185bb6c0c142f02887aaedac6ba5646d9c7d6f01d8d0746ff13c7beff545. “The effort of maintaining the defensive wall: is there a link between defense mechanisms and vitality?” (10.1186/s12888-026-08146-2).
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