HESI Flashcards
Denial
Unconscious failure to acknowledge and event, thought, or feeling that is too painful for conscious awareness
Displacement
transference of feelings to another person or object
Intellectualization
using reason to avoid emotional conflicts
Introjection
incorporation of values or qualities of an admired person or group not one’s own ego structure
Isolation
separation of an unacceptable feeling, idea, or impulse from one’s thought process
Passive-agression
indirectly expressing aggression toward others; a facade of overt compliance masks overt resentment
Projection
attributing one’s own thought or impulses to another person
rationalization
offering an acceptable, logical explanation to make unacceptable feelings and behavior acceptable
Reaction formation
development of conscious attitudes and behaviors that re the opposite of what is really felt
regression
reverting to an earlier level of development when anxious or highly stressed
repression
the involuntary exclusion of a painful thought or memory from awareness
sublimation
substitution of an unacceptable feeling by a more socially acceptable one
suppression
the intentional exclusion of feelings or ideas
undoing
communication or behavior done to negate a previously unacceptable act
What is somatization disorder?
recurrent somatic complaints for which frequent medical attention is sought but no medical pathology is present
What is hypochondriasis?
belief in and fear of having a disease, including the misinterpretation of physical signs and :proof” of the presence of the disease
