Cet-6-1.9-Exercise 02C) This inconsistency largely stems from a feeling of powerlessness. “When we can’t actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms,” says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.

A. Even during the turbulent years of last century, youth rebellion was often exaggerated in the media.
B. When people find they are powerless to change a situation, they tend to live with it.