Part 2 Psych

Front 1

Over achievement in one area to offset real orperceived deficiencies in another area

Back 1

Compensation

Front 2

Expression of an emotional conflict through the development of a physical symptom, usually sensorimotor in nature

• Teenager forbidden to see X-rated movies is tempted to do so by friends and develops blindness, and the teenager is unconcerned about the loss of sight

Back 2

Conversion

Front 3

Failure to acknowledge an unbearable condition; failure to admit the reality of a situation or how oneenables the problem to continue

• Diabetic person eating chocolate candy

• Spending money freely when broke

• Waiting 3 days to seek help for severe abdominal pain

Back 3

Denial

Front 4

Ventilation of intense feelings toward persons less threatening than the one who aroused those feelings

Back 4

Displacement

Front 5

Immobilization of a portion of the personality resulting from unsuccessful completion of tasks in adevelopmental stage

• Never learning to delay gratification

• Lack of a clear sense of identity as an adult

Back 5

Fixation

Front 6

Modeling actions and opinions of influential others while searching for identity, or aspiring to reach apersonal, social, or occupational goal • Nursing student becoming a critical care nurse because this is the specialty of an instructor she admires

Back 6

Identification

Front 7

Separation of the emotions of a painful event or situation from the facts involved; acknowledging the facts but not the emotions • Person shows no emotional expression when discussing serious car accident

Back 7

Intellectualization

Front 8

Accepting another person’s attitudes, beliefs, and values as one’s own

• Person who dislikes guns becomes an avid hunter, just like a best friend

Back 8

Introjection

Front 9

Unconscious blaming of unacceptable inclinations orthoughts on an external object

Back 9

Projection

Front 10

Excusing own behavior to avoid guilt, responsibility,conflict, anxiety, or loss of self-respect • Student blames failure on teacher being mean

Back 10

Rationalization

Front 11

Acting the opposite of what one thinks or feels

Back 11

Reaction formation

Front 12

Moving back to a previous developmental stage to feel safe or have needs met

• A 5-year-old asks for a bottle when new baby brother is being fed

Back 12

Regression

Front 13

Excluding emotionally painful or anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings from conscious awareness • Woman has no memory of the mugging she suffered yesterday

Back 13

Repression

Front 14

Overt or covert antagonism toward remembering or processing anxiety-producing information • Nurse is too busy with tasks to spend time talking to a dying patient.

Back 14

Resistance

Front 15

Substituting a socially acceptable activity for an impulse that is unacceptable

Back 15

Sublimation

Front 16

Conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts and feelings from conscious awareness

Back 16

Suppression

Front 17

Exhibiting acceptable behavior to make up for or negate unacceptable behavior • Person who cheats on a spouse brings the spouse a bouquet of roses

Back 17

Undoing