Even when authoritarian governments respond to resistance movements with violence, nonviolent resistance still produces superior results to armed struggle.
However, a significant number of patients do not respond (innate resistance), and a subset progress after responding (acquired resistance).
About half of the ERα-positive breast tumours completely fail to respond (intrinsic resistance), whereas all responsive breast cancers ultimately progress and become resistant to the treatment (acquired resistance).
Surgeons' efforts to anticipate and respond to resistance to recommendations demonstrate a similar pattern: the methods used to counter patient resistance, and the sequential placement of those efforts, depends on whether the recommendation is for surgery or another treatment option.
There are two major types of hormones produced by the pituitary glands that respond to resistance training: protein and steroid hormones.
Even in the treatment of multiple myeloma, the majority of patients do not respond, and resistance is common.
Based on a review of randomised controlled trials in the lower limbs, it has recently been suggested that not all children with CP respond to resistance training to the same extent [ 40].
Elements of Motivational Interviewing [ 27], including such techniques as using empathy, creating cognitive dissonance, responding to resistance and eliciting change talk, were used to motivate participants to change their sexual risk behaviour.
