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defense mechanisms
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unconscious mental techniques used by the ego to keep conflicts out of the conscious mind, thus decreasing anxiety and maintaining a person's sense of safety, equilibrium, and self-esteem
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immature defense mechanisms (definition)
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manifestations of childlike or disturbed behavior
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mature defense mechanisms (Definition)
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when used in moderation, directly help the patient or others
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list of mature defense mechanisms
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"HASS"
humor altruism sublimation suppression |
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basic defense mechanism on which all others are based is....
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repression- pushing unacceptable emotions into the unconscious
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a depressed 14-y/o girl w/ no history of conduct disorder has sexual encounters with multiple partners after her parents' divorce
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acting out: avoiding personally unacceptable emotions by behaving in an attention-getting, often socially inappropriate manner
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list of immature defense mechanisms
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"PRADS"
Projection Regression Acting out Dissociation Splitting |
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list of other defense mechanisms
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"RRIIIDDS U"
Rationalization Reaction formation Identification Intellectualization Isolation of affect Denial Displacement Somatization Undoing |
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a man who is concerned about his erectile problem makes jokes about Viagra
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humor: expressing personally uncomfortable feelings without causing emotional discomfort
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a man with poor self-image, who is a social worker during the week, donates every other weekend to charity work
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altruism: assisting others to avoid negative personal feelings
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a man who got into fights as a teenager becomes a profesional prize fighter
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sublimation: expressing a personally unacceptable feeling (ie: rage) in a socially useful way
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a medical student taking a review course for the USMLE mentally changes the subject when her mind wanders to the exam during a lecture
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suppressoin: deliberately pushing personally unacceptable emotions out of conscious awareness
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the only defense mechanism that includes some aspect of consciousness
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suppression
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a man with unconscious homosexual impulses begins to believe that his boss is homosexual
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projection: attributing one's own personally unacceptable feelings to others. associated with paranoid symptoms and prejudice.
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a 5 y/o child who was previously toilet trained begins to wet the bed when his mother has a new baby
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regression: reverting to behavior patterns like those seen in someone of a younger age
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although he was not injured, a teenager has no memory of a car accident in which he was driving and his gf was killed
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dissociation: mentally separating part of one's consciousness from real life events or mentally distancing oneself from others
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a patient tells the doctor that while all of the doctors in the group practice are wonderful, all of the nurses and office help are unfriendly and curt
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splitting: categorizing people or situations into categories of either "fabulous" or "Dreadful" because of intolerance of ambiguity
seen in patients with borderling personality disorder |
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an alcoholic insists that he is only a social drinker
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denial: not accepting aspects of reality that the person finds unbearable
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a man with unconscious homosexual impulses begins to believe that his boss is homosexual
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projection: attributing one's own personally unacceptable feelings to others. associated with paranoid symptoms and prejudice.
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a 5 y/o child who was previously toilet trained begins to wet the bed when his mother has a new baby
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regression: reverting to behavior patterns like those seen in someone of a younger age
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although he was not injured, a teenager has no memory of a car accident in which he was driving and his gf was killed
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dissociation: mentally separating part of one's consciousness from real life events or mentally distancing oneself from others
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a patient tells the doctor that while all of the doctors in the group practice are wonderful, all of the nurses and office help are unfriendly and curt
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splitting: categorizing people or situations into categories of either "fabulous" or "Dreadful" because of intolerance of ambiguity
seen in patients with borderling personality disorder |
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an alcoholic insists that he is only a social drinker
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denial: not accepting aspects of reality that the person finds unbearable
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a surgeon with unacknowledged anger toward his mother is abrasive to the female residents on his service
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displacemnt: moving emotions from personally intolerable situation to one that is personally tolerable
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a man who terrorized by his gym teacher as a child becomes a punitive, critical gym teacher (identification with aggressor)
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identification/ introjection: unconsciously patterning one's behavior after that of someone more powerful (can be either positive or negative)
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a sailor whose boat is about to sink calmly explains the technical aspects of the hull damage in great detail to the other crew members
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intellectualization: using the mind's higher functions to avoid experiencing an emotion
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without showing any emotion, a woman tells her family the results of tests that indicate her lung cancer has metastasized
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isolation of affect: failing to experience the feelings associated with a stressful life event, although logically understanding the significance of the event
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a man who loses an arm in an accident says the loss of his arm was good b/c it kept him from getting into trouble with the law
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rationalization: distorting one's perception of an event so that its negative outcome seems reasonable
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a woman who unconsciously is resentful of the responsibilities of child rearing overspends on expensive gifts and clothing for her children
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reaction formation: adopting opposite attitudes to avoid personally unacceptable emotions ie: unconscious hypocrisy
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a woman who is terminally ill with AIDS caused by drug abuse stops using drugs and alcohol and starts an exercise and healthful diet program
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undoing: believing that one can magically reverse past events caused by "incorrect" behavior by no adopting "correct" behavior
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