Grief Reactions

Question 1

define identification

Answer 1

unconscious adoption of characteristics or activities of another person to reduce pain of separation or loss

Question 2

define rationalisation

Answer 2

false but acceptable explanation for behaviour

Question 3

define dissociation

Answer 3

temporary drastic change in personality, memory, consciousness or motor behaviour to avoid emotional stress

Question 4

what is an extreme form of dissociation?

Answer 4

dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder)

Question 5

define denial

Answer 5

avoiding awareness

Question 6

define repression

Answer 6

withholding ideas or feelings

Question 7

define reaction formation

Answer 7

adoption of behaviour in opposition of one’s true feelings

Question 8

define sublimation

Answer 8

diversion of unacceptable impulses/ feelings into acceptable outlets

Question 9

define splitting

Answer 9

leading to self/ others being perceived as wholly good or bad

Question 10

define displacement

Answer 10

redirection of impulses onto different target to one who causes emotion

Question 11

define intellectualisation

Answer 11

focusing on details in effort to avoid painful thoughts or emotions

Question 12

define altruism

Answer 12

lessening negative feelings by providing constructive service/ generosity to others

Question 13

psychotic defences

Answer 13

denial
distortion
splitting

Question 14

immature defences

Answer 14

projection
acting out
projective identification

Question 15

neurotic defences

Answer 15

displacement
reaction formation
repression
intellectualisation
dissociation
isolation
regression
rationalisation
undoing

Question 16

mature defences

Answer 16

altruism
sublimation
suppression
humour
identification

Question 17

types of auditory hallucinations

Answer 17

reflex
autoscopic
elementary
visual illusion
misperception
pseudohallucination
hallucinosis

Question 18

define relex hallucination

Answer 18

normal sensory stimulus in one modality precipitates a hallucination in another e.g. lights out causes voices to be heard

Question 19

define autoscopic hallucination

Answer 19

see themselves in external space

Question 20

define elementary hallucination

Answer 20

simple, unstructured sound e.g. buzzing or whistling

Question 21

define pseudohallucination

Answer 21

hallucination that is known by the person experiencing it to be unreal

Question 22

define hallucinosis

Answer 22

pathological mental state characterised by hallucinations

Question 23

define haptic

Answer 23

insides/ organs

Question 24

define tactile

Answer 24

external, light touch