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Chapter 54 Psych
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Undergraduate 3
05/14/2009

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Compensation
Definition

attempt to make up for real or imagined weakness

 

Ex.  Perceived unattractive teen becomes outstanding athlete.

 

 

 

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Denial
Definition

refuse to acknowledge a real situation

 

Ex. Find beast lump and not keep appointment

 

 

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Displacement
Definition

transfer feelings from one source to another that is considered less threatening

 

Ex. Boy mad at teacher and yells at dog.

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Identification
Definition

emulation of admirable qualities in another to enhance one's self esteem.

 

Ex. Child dresses and uses mannerisms of her idol .

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Rationalization or Intellectualization
Definition

use of logic, reasoning and analysis to avoid unacceptable feelings

 

Ex. Student failing subject and complains about teacher's expectations of the subject.

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Introjection
Definition

internalizing or taking on values and beliefs of another person.

 

Ex. Child takes on values and beliefs of parents: Like Becoming your parents.

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Isolation
Definition

Seperation of emotion from associated thought or memory.

 

Ex. Man appears apathetic as discusses fire fight he participated in Vietnam.

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Projection
Definition

unacceptable feelings or impulses are transfered to another.

 

Ex. Student fails final and blames the dog for distracting me.

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Reaction Formation
Definition

eavoidance of unacceptable thoughts and behaviors by expressing opposing thoughts or behaviors.

 

Ex. Boy who unconsciously hates father but tells how great father is.

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Regression
Definition

Withdrawing to an earlier level of development to benefit from associated comfortable levels of previous level.

 

Ex. Child starts sucking thumb when new baby brother come home from the hospital.

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Repression
Definition

UNCONSCIOUS defense mechanism in which unacceptable ideas, impulses and memories are kept out of consciousness.

 

Ex. Woman can't remember sexual assault.

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Somatization
Definition

Transfer of painful feelings, to body parts

 

Ex. Woman experiences internal conflict and develops physical complaint of pain in wrist that can not be explained.

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Sublimation
Definition

transformation of unacceptable impulses or drives into constructive or more acceptable behavior.

 

Ex.  Person with aggressive tendencies becones a jack hammer operator.

Term
Suppression
Definition

Conscious or voluntary inhibition of unacceptable ideas.

 

Ex. Child fails Algebra class and puts the event out of his/her mind.

Term

 

Undoing

Definition

actually or symbolically attempting to cancel out an action that is unacceptable.

 

Ex. Sprinkle salt over left shoulder to prevent bad luck after spilling salt om table.

Term
Substitution
Definition

replace highly valued unattainable object with less valued object.

 

Ex. Strong sexual attraction to a parent marries someone who resembles that parent.

Term

 

Conversion

Definition

emotional conflict is turned into physical symptom that provides some sort of benefit

 

Ex. Witness murder and expirences sudden blindness without organic cause.

Term
Maladaptive Coping
Definition

thinking patterns that are inefective or self- destructive.

 

 

Term

Maladaptive

Helplessness

Definition

repeated exposure to events perceived as being uncontrollable, decrease motivation, feeling of despair, anxiety, cognitive impairment, anger.

 

 

Term

Maladaptive

 

Powerlessness

Definition

one's actions cannot affect an outcome; lack personal control over events or situations

-Passivity

-Nonparticipation in care and decision making

-Dependence on others leading to anger, resentment, guilt

-Verbal, expression of loss of control over situations or outcomes

-Ineffective coping mechanism

Term
STRESS
Definition
Physiologic or psyological tension that threatens total equilibrum; preceptions of stress and coping mechanisms are highly individualized.
Term
FEAR
Definition
response to specific threat
Term
Anxiety
Definition

Vague feeling of impending doom resulting from a perceived threat to self; may have no clearly identified cause.

 

-Major component of all mental health disturbances 

Term

Loss

 

Definition

involuntary seperation from self of someone or something treasured

 

-Acutal- it happens

-Anticipatory- sense of loss expirenced before actual loss occurs

 

Term
Grief
Definition

Subjective, emotional response that evolves from a sense of loss.

 

-Mourning- process through which grief is faced and ultimately resolved or altered over time.

Term
When patient feels that his illness is caused by God's betrayal he is experiencing
Definition
Spititual Distress
Term
Denial
Definition

Subconscious blocking out of emotional expirences which can have positive or negative outcomes

 

-Minimizing the severity of an illness by patient is example of denial.

Term
The purpose of relaxation techniques
Definition
to reduce stress and anxiety.
Term
Purposeful behaviors that are used to make a stressful situation more familiar and comfortable are
Definition
Conscious coping strategies
Term
A vague sense of impending doom or apprehension that has no apparent identifiable cause is
Definition
Anxiety
Term
Feeling of helplessness typically occur when
Definition
Individuals have had repeated exposure to events percived as uncontrollable.
Term
An individual's ability to formulate thoughts, process information, and solve problems is the
Definition
Cognitive Dimension----Piaget
Term
Unconscious coping mechanism are referred to as:
Definition
Defense Mechanisms
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