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| a process in which events are analyzed based on remote, cold facts, and without passion rather than incorporating feeling and emotion into the processing |
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| attributing to oneself the characteristics of another person or group |
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| make up for preceived deficiencies and cover up shortcoming related to these deficiences to protect the conscious mind from recognizing them |
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| reverting to an earlier, more primitive and childlike pattern of behavior that may or may not previously exhibited |
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| the conscious denial fo distrubing situation or feeling |
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| an individual may deal with emotional conflicts or stressor through humor |
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| escaping unpleasant realities by ignoring their existence |
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| a person unconsciously rejects emotionally unacceptable personal features and attributes them to other people, objects or situations |
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| the inability to integrate the positive and negative qualities of one self or others into a cohesive image |
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| emotional conflicts or stressors are dealt with by attributing exaggerated positve qualities to others |
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| occurs when emotional conflicts or stressors are dealt with by attributing negative qualits to self or others |
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| splitting off the threatening event from awareness until she can begin to deal with her feelings of devastation |
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| makes up for an act or communication |
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| consts of justifying illogical or unreasonable ideas, action or feelings by developing acceptable explanations that satisfy the teller as well as the listener |
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| unacceptable feelings or behaviors are kept out of awareness by developing the opposite behavior or emotion |
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| transforming anxiety on an unconscious level into a physical symptom that has no organic cause. the symptom functions as an attention getter or as an excuse |
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| the exclusion of unpleasant or unwanted experiences, emotions or ideas from conscious awareness |
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| transfer of emotion associated with a particular person, object or situation to another person, object or situation that is non threatening |
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| an unconsious process of substituting constructive and socially acceptable activity for strong impulses that are not acceptable in their original form |
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| emotional conflicts and stressorys are dealt with by meeting the needs of others |
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| uses epinephrine, norepinephrine, serotonin, GABA and dopamine as its neurotransmitters |
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principle inhibitory neurotransmitter
reduces aggression, excitation and anxiety
has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties
too much- reduction of anxiety
too little- anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, huntingtons chorea |
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| characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks. sudden onset with intense apprehension and fear. during the attacks, physical symptoms such as palpitation, chest pain, breathing difficulties, chock. out of the blue, suddenly not necessarily in response to stress |
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| intense excessive anxiety and fear about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult |
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| thoughts, impulses or images that persist and recur, they can not be dismissed from the mind |
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| ritualistic behaviors that an individual feels driven to perfrom in an attempt to reduce anxiety |
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| post traumatic stress disorder |
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| after experienceing a psychologically tramatic event, the person re expereincing the even via recurrent and intrusive dreams and flashbacks |
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| used to treat panic disorders and social anxiety disorders |
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binds to GABA receptors to slow electrical activity in brain.
SE- drowsiness, sedation, decreased motor functioning, ataxia. avoid CNS depressants such as alcohol and opiates |
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| used to treat the somatic and psychological symptoms of anxiety |
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| used to treat the somatic and psychological symptoms of anxiety |
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used because of quick onset of action. side effects- sedation, ataxia, decrease cognitive function.
types- valium, xanax, antianxiety. |
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| impairment in occupational, social activiites and relationship. symptoms are severe. hopsitlization is needed |
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| absences of marked impairment in social or occupational functioning. symptoms are less severe. hospitalization is not indicated. |
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| focus on prevention of exhaustion and death from cardiac collapse |
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| reduces elation and gradiosity. flight of ideas, irritability and anxiety. manipulativeness. controls insomnia, psychomotor agitation, threatening or assaulitve behavior, distractibility, hypersexuality, paranoia |
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| depressive thoughts and feelings during manic episodes |
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| a devasting brain disease that affects a person thinking, language, emotions, social behavior, ability to perceive reality |
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| involves neurobiochemical and neuroanatomical abnormalities with strong genetic links |
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| auditory, hearing voices or sounds |
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| feelings of restlessness. inability to sit still. rocking back and forth on feet. crossing and uncrossing legs frequently |
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| jerky irregular movements affecting primarily the lower face. protrusion of tongue. chewing movement. puffing of cheeks. jerking |
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| side effects of antipsychotics |
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| dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision. dry eyes. photo sensitivity. neuroleptic malignant syndrome. weight gain |
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