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what are the 5 types of mature defense mechanisms

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altruism
anticipation
humor
sublimation
suppression

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what are the 10 types of anxiety mechanisms

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acting out
displacement
dissociation
intellectualization
isolation of affect
passive aggression
rationalization
reaction formation
repression
undoing

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what are the 5 types of immature defense mechanisms

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blocking
identification
fantasy
regression
somatization

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what are the 3 types of psychotic/narcissistic defense mechanisms

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delusional projection
psychotic denial
delusional splitting

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what is delusional projection

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projection of very distorted reality onto the world

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what is psychiatric denial

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not accepting aspects of reality

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a woman keeps fixing dinner for who spouse who passed away

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psychotic denial

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what is psychotic projection

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shifting of one’s own feelings onto someone else

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a man who has committed adultery becomes convinced his wife is having an affair

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psychotic projection

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what is splitting

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the perception of people as all good or all bad

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what defense mechanism can be seen as “the devil is making me do this”

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delusional splitting

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what is blocking

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temporary block in thinking about something that may cause anxiety

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a student is unable to recall the fact needed to an answer on an exam, although he recalls it as he walks out of the exam

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blocking

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what is identification

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unconsciously patterning one’ behavior after that of someone more powerful

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a man who is terrorized by his gym teacher as a child becomes a critical gym teacher himself

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identification

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what is fantasy

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tendency to retreat into fantasy to resolve inner and outer conflicts

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what is somatization

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feelings are manifested as physical symptoms rather than psychological distress

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getting a headache while taking an exam

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somatization

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what is regression

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temporary reversion of behavior to an earlier, less mature, more child-like behavior

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a woman insists that her husband stay overnight in the hospital with her before her surgery

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regression

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what is acting out

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behaving in an attention-getting, often inappropriate manner

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what defense mechanism is associated with substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, fighting, and gambling

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acting out

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what is displacement

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the shift of impulse to a more acceptable, less threatening target

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a mother yells at her child because her husband yelled at her

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displacement

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what is dissociation

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taking a traumatic memory and putting it into another part of the conscious

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a woman who was raped reports that it was as if she was floating on the ceiling watching it happen to someone else

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dissociation

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what is repression

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pulling thoughts into the unconscious to eliminate it from the conscious in order to prevent painful thoughts

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a man who survived 3 years in a concentration camp can’t recall anything about his life during that time

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repression

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what is intellectualization

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concentrating on intellectual components of a situation to distance oneself from the associated anxiety provoking emotions

30
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citing studies instead of dealing with the patient in front of you who is emotionally upset

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intellectualization

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what is rationalization

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justifications are used to justify attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors that are unacceptable

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yes I believe killing is wrong but I killed him because he deserved it

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rationalization

33
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what is passive aggressive

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indirect expression of hostility

34
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what is isolation of affect

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separation of feelings from ideas (blunting affect- no emotion)

35
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a physician informs a patient of his poor prognosis in a bland tone

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isolation of affect

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what is reaction formation

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converting unconscious wishes or impulses that are perceived as dangerous into their opposites

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two coworkers fight all the time because they are actually very attracted to each other

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reaction formation

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what is undoing

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attempting to fix or reverse an unacceptable impulse/event

39
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OCD behaviors is associated with which defense mechanism

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undoing

40
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what is the difference between reaction formation and undoing

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reaction formation involved turning feelings into it’s opposite
undoing involves doing something that indicates the opposite feeling

41
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what is the only mature defense mechanism that occurs as a conscious decision

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suppression

42
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what is anticipation

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realsitic planning for future discomfort

43
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going over in one’s own mind how to manage a difficult meeting that is coming up and realizing it doesn’t have to be as bad as imaging

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anticipation

44
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what is altruism

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constructive service to others that brings pleasure and personal satisfication

45
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going to see your patients even when it means missing a social event you were looking forward to

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altruism

46
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what is suppression

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the conscious decision to delay paying attention to an emotion in order to cope with the present reality

47
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forgetting for a while, but remembering that you chose to forget

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suppression

48
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what is sublimation

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transformation of negative emotions or instincts into an acceptable outlet

49
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a teenager’s aggression towards his father is redirected to perform well in sports

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sublimation

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