Mod. 1 ATI ch. 1, 3, 6 Flashcards
Defense Mechanism:
Altruism (ALWAYS HEALTHY)
dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others
adaptive: a nurse who lost a family member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter.
maladaptive: n/a
Defense Mechanism
Sublimatiion (always healthy)
dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression.
adaptive uses: a person who has feelings of anger and hostility toward their work supervisor sublimates those feelings by working out vigorously at the gym during their lunch period.
maladaptiive use: n/a
Stress and Defense Mechanisms
Alturism (healthy) Sublimation (healthy) Suppression Repression Regression Displacement Reaction formation undoing rationalization dissociation denial compensation identification intellectualization conversion splitting projection
Suppression
voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings
adaptive use: a student puts off thinking about a fight they had with a friend so they can focus on a test
maladaptive use: a person who has lost their job states they will worry about paying bills next week
Repression
unconsciously putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of awareness.
adaptive use: a person preparing to give a speech unconsciously forgets about the time when they were young and kids laughed at them while on stage.
maladaptive use: a person who has a fear of the dentist continually forgets to go to their dental appointments.
ReGRESSION
sudden use of childlike or primitive behaviors that do not correlate with the person’s current developmental level
adaptive use: a young child temporarily wets the bed when they learn that their pet died
maladaptive use: a person who has a disagreement with a co-worker begins throwing things at their office.
Displacement
shifting feelings r/t an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation.
adaptive use: an adolescent angrily punches a punching bag after losing a game
maladaptive use: a person who is angry about losing their job destroys their child’s favorite toy
Reaction formation
unacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled or kept out of awareness by overcompensating or demonstrating. Overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt.
adaptive use: a person who is trying to quit smoking repeatedly talks to adolescents about the dangers of nicotine.
maladaptive use: a person who resents having to care for an aging parent becomes overprotective and restricts their freedoms
Undoing
performing an act to make up for prior behavior (most commonly seen in children)
adaptive use: an adolescent completes their chores without being prompted after having an argument with their parent.
maladaptive use: an individual buys their significant other flowers and gifts after an incident of partner abuse.
ratiionalization
creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior.
adaptive use: an adolescent says, “They must already have a boyfriend” when rejected by another adolescent.
maladaptive use: a young adult explains they had to drive home from a party after drinking alcohol because they had to feed the dog.
Beneficence
quality of doing good; can be described as charity.
ex. nurse helps a newly admitted client who has a psychotic disorder to feel safe in the environment of the mental health facility
Autonomy
client’s right to make their own decisions.
Justice
fair and equal treatment for all
Fidelity
loyalty and faithfulness to the client and to one’s duty
Veracity
honesty when dealing with a client
