Exam #2 Flashcards
Defense Mechanism:
Denial
Protecting oneself from unpleasant aspects of life by refusing to perceive, acknowledge, or face them.
Defense Mechanism:
Rationalization
Trying to prove one’s actions “made sense or were justified; making excuses.
Defense Mechanism:
Intellectualization
Hiding one’s feelings about something painful behind thoughts; keeping opposing attitudes apart by using logic-tight comparisons.
Defense Mechanism:
Displacement
Misdirecting pent-up feelings towards something or someone that is less threatening than that which actually triggered the response.
Defense Mechanism:
Projection
Blaming; Assuming that someone has a particular quality or qualities that one finds distasteful (projects own uncomfortable thoughts/feelings towards other people).
Defense Mechanism:
Withdrawal
Becoming emotionally uninvolved by pulling back and being passive.
Defense Mechanism:
Introjection
Adopting someone else’s values and standards without exploring whether or not they actually fit oneself.
Can involve the internalization of significant aspects of a person as a way to accept the loss of that person.
Defense Mechanism:
Repression
Unconsciously blocking out painful thoughts.
Defense Mechanism:
Identification
Trying to feel more important by associating oneself with someone or something that is highly valued.
Defense Mechanism:
Compensation
Hiding a weakness by stressing too strongly the desirable strength.
Overindulging in one area to makeup for frustration in another.
Defense Mechanism:
Regression
Under stress, re-adopting actions done at a less mature stage of development.
Tension: Definition
Any situation that forces us to make adjustments and often creates physical and mental pressure.
Tension: Benefits
- Forces us to act upon and work on solutions to our problems
- Motivates us to learn and study
- Makes us work harder
- Teaches us new lessons
Tension: Dangers
Physical
- Exhaustion
- Illness
- Interference with healing
Psychological
- Memory
- Patience
- Effectiveness
- Irritability
- Relationships w/ others
Spiritual Blocks
- Detours our thinking
- Occupies our time
(Withdraws us from God; intensifies tension)
Tension: Management
- Relaxation
- Understanding the Problem
- Measures taken before
- Reality Check
- Connection with
> Family, friends, church, etc. - Spiritual Support
> Pray (w/ and for)
> Journey w/them - Follow-up
Anxiety: Definition
A feeling of threats, apprehension, fear and concern.
Fear vs. Anxiety
Fear:
Responds consciously to a real threat
Anxiety:
A feeling of apprehension whose root cause cannot be identified clearly.
Anxiety: Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder (Pick 3)
- Problems sleeping
- Cold/sweaty hands/feet
- Shortness of breath
- Heart Palpitations
- Dry mouth
- Nausea
- Muscle tension
- Dizziness
Anxiety: Biblical Approach (Phi. 4)
- Don’t detain anxious thought
- change your focus
- seek adaptation skills
- realistic assessment
- restructure thinking
- visual imagination
- adaptation skills
Anger: Definition
A profound feeling of tension and aggression
Anger: Greek words
- Orge
> Holy discontent
* Seeks to eliminate wrong or injustice
- Parorgismis
> Bitter irritation
- Thumus
> Explosion of hostilityAnger: Dangers if prolonged
- High blood pressure
- Heart attack
- Digestive problems
- Muscular pain
- Psychological problems
Anger: Walls if prolonged
- Isolation
- Loneliness
- Damage to spiritual life
Anger: Help in Management
Help them:
- admit and express their feelings
- redirect the anger
- discuss activities to release energy brought by anger
- reason the process
Counseling techniques: Assurance
Establish an environment that is safe and speaks confidentiality
- Different from anonymity
- Try to connect
Counseling techniques: Observe
Body language
- Visual contact
- Posture
- Gestures
Counseling techniques: Listen w/ empathy
- Attend to counselee’s needs/communicating
- Avoid judgement
- Detect verbal/nonverbal messages
- Accept counselee
- Understand
Counseling techniques: Listening Actively
- Help speak feelings
- Assist by:
> Paraphrasing
> Summarizing
> Reflecting
> Interpreting
> Focus on feelings
* Not events
Counseling techniques: Clarify
Help counselee put concerns into words
- “What is actually the problem?”
- Who, what, when, where, why, which, how, etc…
Counseling techniques: Respond
- Give assurance
- Reflect
- Ask
> Open and closed questions - Confront
- Encourage
- Direct the conversation
- Inform
- Interpret
Counseling techniques: Filter
- What is the counselee seeking?
- What does he/she want from us?
- Are there hidden problems not mentioned?
- What is the short term need?
- What is the long term need?
Counseling techniques: Teach
- Share info
- Assist them to analyze
- Present alternatives
Counseling techniques: Point to God
Jesus
- Walked alongside
- Asked questions
- Listened
- Confronted
- Taught
- Took risks/Got involved
- Encouraged
