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what are defense mechanisms not necessarily, and when are they this?
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not necessarily pathological but when they are they are consistently used in a fashion that leads to maladaptive functioning for the individual
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what is transference?
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the redirection of feelings and desires and especially of those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object (therapist); often the entire focus of psychotherapy
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what does the definition of transference assume?
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that feelings generated toward the therapist would reflect the unresolved issues from childhood
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what is counter-transference?
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feelings the therapist has towards the patient that reflect unresolved issues from the therapist's childhood
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what is the phallic stage?
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stage dealing with sex
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what is the oedipal stage?
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deals with rivalry with the same-sex parent for the opposite sex parent
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what is the oral stage?
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when the baby is first born and breast fed
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what is the anal stage?
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toilet trainign
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what is the id?
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the primitive part of our intra-psychic makeup that is based on immediate gratification without any societyal consequences of internal guilty
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what is the superego?
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societal expectations learned from parents, teachers, etc
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what is the ego?
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the balance between the id and the superego
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what is the primary process of the ego?
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unconscious and no organization or coherency to the thoughts; where defense mechanisms arise
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what is the secondary process of the ego?
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conscious awareness and thoughts organized in a structural fashion
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what are level 1 defense mechanisms?
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pathological; often allow one to distort experience in a fashion to allow one to not have to deal with reality
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what were severe psychiatric illness believed to be?
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level 1 defense mechanisms
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what is a delusional projection?
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part of a pathological defense mechanism in which delusions about external reality are usually persecutory in nature
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what is denial?
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part of a pathological defense mechanism in which one simply does not acknowledge reality in order to avoid a threat
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what is distortion?
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part of a pathological defense mechanism in which one reshapes reality to fit the internal needs
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what is splitting?
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part of a pathological defense mechanism in which negative and positive emotions are not intergrated; frequently seen in patients as marked idealization
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what is level 2 of defense mechanisms?
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immature; seen in adults and adolescents
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what 5 things do immature defense mechanisms involve?
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acting out
fantasy passive aggressive somatization projection |
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what is somatization?
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negative feelings are turned inward in the form of pain or illness
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what is the level 3 defense mechanisms?
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neurotic
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what is the difference between the short and long term neurotic defense mechanisms?
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it can often be adaptive in the short term but can be problematic if chronically employed
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what is displacement?
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part of the neurotic defense mechanism, shifting negative emotional threats to a more accepting or less dangerous area
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what is dissociation?
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part of a neurotic defense mechanism that can be healthy in the short term
temporary but marked modification of identity or reality to avoid trauma |
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what is intellectualization?
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part of the neurotic defense mechanism
focus on rational components of a situation to avoid a threatened emotion |
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what are seven features of the neurotic defense mechanisms?
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displacement
dissociation intellectualization rationalization reaction repression regression |
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what is the level 4 defense mechanism?
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mature, found among healthy adults
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what are 5 examples of a mature defense mechanism?
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altruism
humor identification sublimination thought suppression |
