Midterm PSYCHIA Flashcards
is study of the distance zone between people during communication
Proxemics
4 distance zone or Proxemics
- Intimate zone - 0-18 in
- Personal zone - 18-36 in
- Social zone - 4-12 ft.
- Public zone - 12-25 ft.
5 types of Touch
- Functional-Professional touch
- Social-Polite touch
- Friendship-warmth touch
- Love-intimacy touch
5.Sexual-arousal touch
What touch used for examination
Functional-Professional touch
What touch used in greeting
Social-Polite touch
What touch used to greet friends and relatives
Social-Polite touch
What touch used for lovers and close relatives
Love-intimacy touch
What touch used for lovers
Sexual-arousal touch
Means refraining from other internal mental activities and concentrating exclusively on what the client says
Active listening
Means watching the speaker’s nonverbal actions as he or she communicates
Active observation
Nonverbal communication skills are
- facial expression
- body language
- vocal cues
- eye contact
- silence
Overachievement in one area to offset real or perceived deficiencies in another area
Compensation
Expression of an emotional conflict through the development of a physical symptom, usually sensorimotor in nature
Conversion
Failure to acknowledge an unbearable condition, failure to admit the reality of a situation o how one enables the problem to continue
Denial
Ventilation of intense feelings toward persons less threatening than the one who aroused those feelings
Displacement
Dealing with emotional conflict by a temporary alteration in consciousness or identity
Dissociation
Immobilization of a portion of the personality resulting from unsuccessful completion of tasks in a developmental stage
Fixation
Modeling actions and opinions of influential others while searching for identity, or aspiring to reach a personal, social or occupational goal
Identification
Separation of the emotions of a painful event or situation from the facts involved; acknowledging the facts but not emotions
Intellectualization
Accepting another person’s attitudes, beliefs, and values as one’s own
Introjection
Unconscious blaming of unacceptable inclinations or thoughts on an external objects
Projection
Excusing own behavior to avoid guilt responsibility, conflict , anxiety or loss of self-respect
Rationalization
Acting the opposite of what one THINKS or FEELS
Reaction formation
Moving back to a previous developmental stage to feel safe or have needs met
Regression