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chap 54 psych
psychological responses to illness
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05/05/2009

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a vague felling of apprehension or impending doom resulting from a perceived threat to self; may have no clearly identified cause. ----major component of all mental health disturbances
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anxiety
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a specific response to threat
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fear
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an involuntary separation from self or someone or something loved or treasured--can be actual or anticipatory
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loss
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an attemp to make up for real or imagined weakness. example: perceived unattractive teen becomes outstandin athlete when older
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compensation
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refuse to acknowledge a real situation
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denial
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transfer fellings from one source to another that is considered less threatening. example boy mad at teacher and yells at dog instead
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displacement
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emulation of admirable qualities in another to enhance one's self esteem
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identification
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the use of logic, reasoning and analysis to avoid unacceptedable feelings. ex:--student failing subject and complains about teachers expectations of the subject
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rationalization or intelllectualization
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internalizing or taking on values and beliefs of another person ex: telling your kids what your parents said to you
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introjection
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separation of emotion from associated thout or memory ex: man appears apathetic as discusses fire fight he participated in vietnam
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isolation
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unacceptable fellings or impulses are transferred to another ex:-- student fais final and blame the teacher
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projection
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avoidance of unacceptable thoughts and behaviors by expressing opposing thoughts or behaviors ex:-- boy who unconsciosly hates father but tells how great father is (being fake)
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reaction formation
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withdrawing to an earlier level of developement to benefit from associated comfort levels of previous level. ex:-- clild starts sucking thumb when new baby brother comes home from hospital
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regression
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UNCONSIOUS defense mechanis in which unacceptable ideas, impulses and memories are kept out of consciousness. ex:-- woman cant remember sexual assault
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repression
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transfer of painfull felling to body parts. ex:-- woman experiences internal conflict and developes physical complaint of pain in wrist that can not be expained
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somatization
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transformation of unacceptable impulses or drives into constructive or more acceptable behavior. ex:-- person with aggressive tendencies may punch a punching bag to let out aggresion
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sublimaton
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conscious or voluntary inhibition of unacceptable ideas. ex:-- child fais algebra class and puts the event out of his/her mind
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suppression
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actually or symbolically attempting to cancel out an action that is unacceptable like(superstitions)
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undoing
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replace highly valued unattainable object with less valued object. ex:-- strong sexual attraction to a parent marries someone who resembles that parent
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substitution
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emotional conflict is turned into a physical symptom that provides some sort of benefit. ex:-- witnesses something like a murder and now is blind
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conversion
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thinking patterns or behaviors that are ineffective or self-destructive
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maladaptive coping mechanisms and strategies
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repeated exposure to events percieved as being uncontrollable, decreased motivation feelings of despair anxiety, cognitive inpairment, anger
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helplessness
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nonparticipation in care and decision making, dependence on others leading to anger, resentment, guilt. verbal expression of loss of control over situations or outcomes.
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powerlessness
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