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said his name and arm stayed up or went down?
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stayed up
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Said a different name than his and the arm stayed up or went down?
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went down?
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Chemicals in the brain that influence our feelings and behaviors.
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neurotransmitters
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When Chemicals in the brain are in balance we normally feel...
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good
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When chemicals in the brain are NOT in balance we normally ...
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Don't feel good
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A cell in the brian
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neuron
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neuron is a...
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brain cell
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sends messages in the brain to the body
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neuron
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receiving structure on the neuron
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dendrites
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sending structure on the neuron
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axon
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a series of neurons that carry the same neurotransmitter
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neuron circuit
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the process by which neurotransmitters are reabsorbed by the sending neuron if the dendrites did not absorb them
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re uptake
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gap between two neurons
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synapse
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A class of anti depressants
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SSRI (selective seratonin re uptake inhibitor)
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How does SSRI work?
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the produce a chemical block and STOPS re uptake
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Why is it good that SSRI's stop re uptake?
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because this way the seratonin cannot go back up the axon. It stays in the synapse longer giving the dendrites more time to absorb it.
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What does SSRI allow?
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it allows your body to use the seratonin it produces.
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medications we use to treat disorders
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psychoactive drugs
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psychoactive drugs cause changes in ___ and ___.
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behavior and emotions
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used for bi-polar mood disorder
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lithium
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used to treat schizophrenia, Alzheimer, and other mental disorders
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anti-psychotics
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How do neurotransmitters become imbalanced?
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A. through heredity. You inherit the NT not the disorder
B. heavy use of drugs and alcohol C. trauma to the brain D. severe long term stress |
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a traumatic event that causes stress in childhood
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severe long term stress
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Most influential NT on feelings and behavior
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seratonin
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___ levels of seratonin are implicated in ___.
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low
depression |
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The ___ of NT choose a ___ for you. You don't choose the ___.
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imbalance
drug drug |
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Explanation for mental illness (you do not inherit the illness, you inherit the imbalance of NT) Then the symptoms come under stress.
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Diathesis Stress
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Diathesis Stress.
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You inherit inbalance of NT not the illness. SYMPTOMS COME UNDER STRESS
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estrogen and seratonin tend to fluctuate together. low estrogen=low seratonin
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pms in women
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depressive symptoms and iritablilty a week or so before getting a period.
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PMS
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unplanned behavior
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impeteous behavior
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What do you get when PMSing?
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1.emotional instability
2.impeteous behavior 3.over eating/binging of carbs |
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YOu tend to become addicted to drugs that __ ___ ___ ___. such as ___
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fix
low seratonin levels alcohol |
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used by more neurons than any other neurotranmitter.
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Glutamate
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Makes it easier for other NT to cross the synaptic gap.
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Glutamate
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Glutamate makes it easier for other neurotransmitters to cross the ___ ___
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synaptic gap
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the NT that influences fight or flight
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Norepinephrine
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this NT helps us in dangerous situations.
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Norpinephrine
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With too much Norpineprine you get___
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hypertension
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a class of drugs that keep the dendrites from accepting norepineprine so that the person behaves more calmly.
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beta blockers
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Norepineprine is associated with...
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Adrenalin
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Adrenalin regulates ___ and ___.
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movement
fight or flight |
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A NT that helps regulate movement.
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Dopamine
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low levels of ___ may be one of the factors in Parkinson's disease
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dopamine
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high levels of dopamine may cause...
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hallucinations
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If you have an imbalance of dopamine you have a good chance of becoming addicted to ___.
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cocaine
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A NT that may be partically responsible for people who become quickly addicted to nicotine and alcohol.
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Acetylcholine
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a group of NT
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endorphins
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you increase endorphines when you...
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exercise
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___ help you feel better
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endprphins
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endorphones are sometimes called ___ ___ becuase they can sometimes ___ ___
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natural
morphine relive pain |
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endorphoines produce a feeling of ___ and ___ ___
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happiness
well being |
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low levels of endorphine increase our likelyness to become addicted to ____ such as ___ and ___
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opiates
herione opium |
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According to ___ the 1st part of the personality to develop is the ___
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Freud
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Id is present at ___ up to ___
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birth
18 months |
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What is ID based on?
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The pleasure princapal
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If it feels good now do it!
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pleasure pricipal
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WHat is the 2nd part of the personality to develop?
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Ego
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After 18 motnhs to the ___ the ___ personality is developed
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2nd
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The ego is based on the reality principal
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ego
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meet the needs of the ID while taking the rules of society into consideration
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reality principal
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What is an example of the reality principal?
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potty training
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At the age__ to __ the thrid part of the personality called the ___ is developed
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3-
6 super ego |
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The super ego has to two parts 1....and 2....
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1, conscience
2. Ego Ideal |
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your scene of wrong, little voice in your head.
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consicence
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urges us towards perfections
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ego ideal
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comes from morals and values of your parents
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super ego
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the sper ego comes from ___ and ___ of your ___
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moral
vaules parents |
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It is possible to have an under developed super ego? T or F
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TRUE
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name two reasons why you could have an underdeveloped super ego.
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1. no parents
2. parents who do not have good morals |
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If you have an underdeveloped super ego the then....
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The ID personalitiy would take over and you wont pay much attention to right or wrong or to perfection.
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not meeting any needs for pleasure.
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too strong super ego
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if the super ego is too strong then...
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the needs of the ID DO NOT get met.
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Name too reasons why you could have too strong super ego?
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1get it from very strict pr rigid parents
2. growing up seeing damamge that the parents might have caused to others. |
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What part of the personality is under the most pressure?
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EGO
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Give an example as to why the EGo is under the most pressure in the personality?
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a woman's parents say sex is wrong before marriage, but she wants sex now. How does she get it...?
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Are defense mechanisms conscious or unconscience?
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UNCONSCIENCE
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unconscince stratedgy used by the ___ to warn off anxiety. It is used under___.
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defence mechanim
ego stress |
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forgetting situations tat are too painful to remember (not true forgetting)
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Repression
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Give an example of repression
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RAPE. a woman will forget the the EMOTIONS. not the event.
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What did Freud think was the basic defence mechanism?
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Repression
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Rejecting or reducing the impact or importance of an intolerable reality.
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Denial
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What did Freud think was the basic defence mechanism?
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Repression
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Give an example for Denial...
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A girl who uses drugs might not acknowledge how much negative effect her addiction has on her life.
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Rejecting or reducing the impact or importance of an intolerable reality.
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Denial
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Give an example for Denial...
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A girl who uses drugs might not acknowledge how much negative effect her addiction has on her life.
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Imagining circumstances to be as you want them to be rather than seeing them as they really are
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fantasizing
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Imagining circumstances to be as you want them to be rather than seeing them as they really are
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fantasizing
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give an example of fantasizing
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A man imagines his wife to be one of the kindest and supportive people he has known, although in reality she is critical and cruel.
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give an example of fantasizing
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A man imagines his wife to be one of the kindest and supportive people he has known, although in reality she is critical and cruel.
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What did Freud think was the basic defence mechanism?
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Repression
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What did Freud think was the basic defence mechanism?
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Repression
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What did Freud think was the basic defence mechanism?
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Repression
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Rejecting or reducing the impact or importance of an intolerable reality.
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Denial
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Rejecting or reducing the impact or importance of an intolerable reality.
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Denial
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Rejecting or reducing the impact or importance of an intolerable reality.
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Denial
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Give an example for Denial...
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A girl who uses drugs might not acknowledge how much negative effect her addiction has on her life.
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Give an example for Denial...
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A girl who uses drugs might not acknowledge how much negative effect her addiction has on her life.
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Give an example for Denial...
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A girl who uses drugs might not acknowledge how much negative effect her addiction has on her life.
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Imagining circumstances to be as you want them to be rather than seeing them as they really are
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fantasizing
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Imagining circumstances to be as you want them to be rather than seeing them as they really are
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fantasizing
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Imagining circumstances to be as you want them to be rather than seeing them as they really are
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fantasizing
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give an example of fantasizing
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A man imagines his wife to be one of the kindest and supportive people he has known, although in reality she is critical and cruel.
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give an example of fantasizing
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A man imagines his wife to be one of the kindest and supportive people he has known, although in reality she is critical and cruel.
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give an example of fantasizing
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A man imagines his wife to be one of the kindest and supportive people he has known, although in reality she is critical and cruel.
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: Distancing oneself from a stressful situation or uncomfortable feelings by using abstract, stilted language.
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Intellectualization
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What is this DM?
A father whose daughter died in an auto accident talks about the incident in medical and legal jargon to help himself avoid his pain |
Intellectulization
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: Hiding unacceptable urges from oneself by attributing them to other people.
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projection
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What DM is this Example of?: A divorced woman worries constantly that her daughter is going to become sexually involved because the mother cannot face her own sexual urges.
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Projction
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Shifting affect (feelings) from appropriate object to an inappropriate one. The shift is usually made because the person fears recrimination from the powerful appropriate object. The inappropriate object is chosen because that person has less power and cannot hurt the person who is displacing. The inappropriate object who has less power is called the scapegoat.
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Displacement
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inappropriate object who has less power is called the
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scapegoat
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What is this DM exampl?
A man is belittled at work by his boss. The man does not express his anger toward the boss because he fears that the boss might fire him or make his life at work even more difficult. When he comes home in the evening, he puts down his wife and children. They are unconsciously chosen as his scapegoats because they are less powerful than the man's boss. |
displacement
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Hiding from oneself the actual reasons for one's actions or for one's circumstances and offering instead some self-justifying explanation
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rationalization
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what is this DM example of?A young man tells himself that women refuse to go out with him after one or two dates because he is so intelligent that they are intimidated by him. In reality, they refuse him because he is narcissistic, he values himself more than he values others, he needs constant admiration, and he fails to acknowledge the strengths of the women he dates.
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rationalization
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Making personally unacceptable urges appear in the opposite, more acceptable form.
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reaction formantion
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