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1
Question
What is the defense mechanism described as overachievement in one area to offset deficiencies in another area?
Answer
Compensation
2
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What is the term for the defense mechanism where a diminutive man becomes emperor to compensate for his height?
Answer
Napoleon complex
3
Question
In denial, what is the individual failing to acknowledge or admit?
Answer
Unbearable condition or reality of a situation
4
Question
Which defense mechanism involves expressing emotional conflicts through physical symptoms?
Answer
Conversion
5
Question
What is the term for ventilating intense feelings towards less threatening persons?
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Displacement
6
Question
What is the term for expressing an emotional conflict through the development of a physical symptom, usually sensorimotor in nature?
Answer
Conversion
7
Question
Give an example of conversion as a defense mechanism.
Answer
A teenager forbidden to see X-rated movies is tempted to do so by friends and develops blindness, being unconcerned about the loss of sight.
8
Question
What defense mechanism involves failure to acknowledge an unbearable condition or the reality of a situation?
Answer
Denial
9
Question
Provide an example of denial as a defense mechanism.
Answer
A diabetic person eating chocolate candy despite knowing it is harmful for their health.
10
Question
Which defense mechanism involves ventilating intense feelings towards persons less threatening than the one who aroused those feelings?
Answer
Displacement
11
Question
Give an example of displacement as a defense mechanism.
Answer
A person who is mad at their boss yells at their spouse instead.
12
Question
What defense mechanism involves dealing with emotional conflict by temporarily altering consciousness or identity?
Answer
Dissociation
13
Question
Provide an example of dissociation as a defense mechanism.
Answer
An adult who remembers nothing of childhood sexual abuse.
14
Question
What is the term for immobilization of a portion of the personality due to unsuccessful completion of tasks in a developmental stage?
Answer
Fixation
15
Question
Give an example of fixation as a defense mechanism.
Answer
Never learning to delay gratification, leading to impulsive behaviors in adulthood.
16
Question
Which defense mechanism involves modeling actions and opinions of influential others while searching for identity?
Answer
Identification
17
Question
Provide an example of identification as a defense mechanism.
Answer
A nursing student becoming a critical care nurse because it is the specialty of an instructor she admires.
18
Question
What defense mechanism involves separating emotions from facts in a painful event or situation?
Answer
Intellectualization
19
Question
Give an example of intellectualization as a defense mechanism.
Answer
Acknowledging the facts of a situation, such as a serious illness, but not expressing or dealing with the emotional impact.
20
Question
Fixation
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Immobilization of a portion of the personality resulting from unsuccessful completion of tasks in a developmental stage
21
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Delay of gratification
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Never learning to delay gratification
22
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Identification
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Modeling actions and opinions of influential others while searching for identity or aspiring to reach a personal social or occupational goal
23
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Intellectualization
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Separation of the emotions of a painful event or situation from the facts involved, acknowledging the facts but not the emotions
24
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Introjection
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Accepting another person's attitudes, beliefs, and values as one's own
25
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Projection
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Unconscious blaming of unacceptable inclinations or thoughts on an external object
26
Question
Rationalization
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Excusing own behavior to avoid guilt, responsibility, conflict, anxiety, or loss of self-respect
27
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Reaction formation
Answer
Acting the opposite of what one thinks or feels
28
Question
Regression
Answer
Moving back to a previous developmental stage
29
Question
thought about same-gender sexual relationship but never had one beats a man who is gay
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Reaction formation - Acting the opposite of what one thinks or feels
30
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Person with many prejudices loudly identifies others as bigots
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Projection - Attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings onto others
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1
Question
What is the term for consciously excluding unacceptable thoughts and feelings from conscious awareness?
Answer
Suppression
2
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displacement
Answer
Releasing intense emotions towards less threatening individuals
3
Question
At what level of awareness do most defense mechanisms operate?
Answer
Unconscious level
4
Question
Give an example of exhibiting acceptable behavior to make up for or negate unacceptable behavior. (undoing)
Answer
A man who is ruthless in business donates large amounts of money to charity
5
Question
In the example of a diabetic person eating chocolate candy, which defense mechanism is being demonstrated?
Answer
Denial
6
Question
Explain the defense mechanism of denial
Answer
Failure to acknowledge an unbearable condition or admit the reality of a situation
7
Question
Describe the defense mechanism of conversion
Answer
Expression of an emotional conflict through the development of a physical symptom, usually sensorimotor in nature
8
Question
Which defense mechanism involves separation of the emotions of a painful event or situation from the facts involved?
Answer
Intellectualization
9
Question
Rationalization
Answer
Excusing own behavior to avoid guilt, responsibility, conflict, anxiety, or loss of self-respect; Student blames failure on the teacher being mean; Man says he beats his wife because she does not listen to him
10
Question
What defense mechanism is being described when a woman who never wanted to have children becomes a supermom?
Answer
Reaction formation
11
Question
Who based his theory of childhood development on the belief that sexual energy was the driving force of human behavior?
Answer
Freud
12
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Projection
Answer
Unconscious blaming of unacceptable inclinations or thoughts on an external object; Man who has thought about same-gender sexual relationship but never had one beats a man who is gay; Person with many prejudices loudly identifies others as bigots
13
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At what age range does the phallic/oedipal stage of psychosexual development occur according to Freud?
Answer
3-5 years
14
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At what age range does the oral stage of psychosexual development occur according to Freud?
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Birth to 18 months
15
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Identification
Answer
Modeling actions and opinions of influential others while searching for identity or aspiring to reach a personal, social, or occupational goal
16
Question
Regression
Answer
Moving back to a previous developmental stage
17
Question
Give an example of displacement as a defense mechanism
Answer
Ventilating intense feelings toward persons who are less threatening than the actual source of arousal
18
Question
What is the driving force of human behavior according to Freud's theory of childhood development?
Answer
Sexual energy, termed libido
19
Question
What defense mechanism is being described when a 5-year-old asks for a bottle when a new baby brother is being fed?
Answer
Regression
20
Question
What is the term for overt or covert antagonism toward remembering or processing anxiety-producing information?
Answer
Resistance
21
Question
What defense mechanism is being described when a man pouts like a 4-year-old if he is not the center of his girlfriend's attention?
Answer
Regression
22
Question
Give an example of Undoing behavior.
Answer
A person who cannot think about their son's death right now.
23
Question
What are the Five Stages of Psychosexual Development according to Freud?
Answer
Oral, Anal, Phallicoedipal, Latency, Genital
24
Question
Define conversion as a defense mechanism
Answer
Expressing emotional conflicts through the development of physical symptoms, usually related to movement and sensation
25
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Introjection
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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
26
Question
What does a person exhibit when they engage in acceptable behavior to make up for or negate unacceptable behavior?
Answer
Undoing
27
Question
At what age range does the anal stage of psychosexual development occur according to Freud?
Answer
18-36 months
28
Question
Give an example of denial as a defense mechanism
Answer
A person diagnosed with cancer refuses to talk about their illness
29
Question
How does compensation work as a defense mechanism?
Answer
By overachieving in one area to make up for deficiencies in another area
30
Question
Remembering nothing of childhood sexual abuse
Answer
dissociation
Untitled Flashcards
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1
Question
What is the characteristic of the prototaxic mode in infancy and childhood?
Answer
Brief unconnected experiences with no relationship to one another
2
Question
What do adults with schizophrenia exhibit in terms of experiences?
Answer
Persistent prototaxic experiences
3
Question
When does the parataxic mode begin and what does it involve?
Answer
Begins in early childhood; involves connecting experiences in sequence with the child not making logical sense of them
4
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How does a child in the parataxic mode view experiences?
Answer
May see them as coincidence or chance events
5
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How does a child in the parataxic mode seek to relieve anxiety?
Answer
By repeating familiar experiences, even if not understanding their actions
6
Question
How did Sullivan explain paranoid ideas and slips of the tongue in relation to the parataxic mode?
Answer
As a person operating in the parataxic mode
7
Question
When does the syntaxic mode begin and what does it involve?
Answer
Begins to appear in school-aged children; involves perceiving oneself and the world in the context of the environment and analyzing experiences in various settings
8
Question
How is maturity defined according to Sullivan?
Answer
As the predominance of the syntaxic mode
9
Question
What are the primary characteristics of each life stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages table? (Infancy)
Answer
Birth to onset of language; primary need for bodily contact and tenderness; dominance of prototaxic mode with no relation between experiences; primary zones are oral and anal
10
Question
What are the primary characteristics of each life stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages table? (Childhood)
Answer
Language to 5 years; view parents as a source of praise and acceptance; shift to parataxic mode with connected experiences in sequence; primary zone is anal; gratification leads to positive self-esteem; moderate anxiety leads to uncertainty and insecurity, while severe anxiety leads to dread and anxiety
11
Question
What are the stages in Sullivan's Life Stages model?
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Infancy, Childhood, Juvenile, Preadolescence, Adolescence
12
Question
What is the focus of the Infancy stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Primary need exists for bodily contact and tenderness
13
Question
What dominates in the Prototaxic mode during Infancy according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Prototaxic mode dominates, with no relation between experiences
14
Question
What are the primary zones in the Infancy stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Oral and anal
15
Question
What happens if an infant's needs are met during the Infancy stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Infant has a sense of wellbeing
16
Question
What happens if an infant's needs are unmet during the Infancy stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Unmet needs lead to dread and anxiety
17
Question
What shift occurs in Childhood according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Shift to parataxic mode, where experiences are connected in sequence to each other
18
Question
What is the primary zone in the Childhood stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Anal
19
Question
What leads to positive self-esteem in the Childhood stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Gratification
20
Question
What may moderate anxiety lead to in the Childhood stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Uncertainty and insecurity
21
Question
What may severe anxiety lead to in the Childhood stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Self-defeating patterns of behavior
22
Question
What shift occurs in the Juvenile stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Shift to the syntaxic mode
23
Question
What begins in the Juvenile stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Thinking about self and others based on analysis of experiences in a variety of situations
24
Question
What may severe anxiety result in during the Juvenile stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
A need to control or in restrictive prejudicial attitudes
25
Question
What major shift occurs in the Preadolescence stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Shift to syntaxic mode occurs
26
Question
What capacity emerges or fails to develop in the Preadolescence stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Capacity for attachment, love, and collaboration emerges or fails to develop
27
Question
What is added to the interpersonal equation in the Preadolescence stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Lust
28
Question
What new opportunities arise in the Adolescence stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
New opportunities for social experimentation
29
Question
What leads to the consolidation of self-esteem in the Adolescence stage according to Sullivan's Life Stages model?
Answer
Social experimentation and consolidation of self-esteem
30
Question
What age range is considered pre-adolescence?
Answer
8-12 years