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Module 5: Psychology Flashcards

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Psychology

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study of behavior, functions, processes of the mind

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Psychologist

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person who specializes in stufy of structure, function, mental process of brain

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Psychiatrist

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physician w/additional medical training, experience in diagnosis, prevention, treatment of mental disorders

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Physiological

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referring to body/its function

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Psychosocial

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referring to relasionship between/interplay of mental health/interpersonal relations

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Ego

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part of mind that senses/adapts to reality

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Autonomy

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right to make one’s own personal decisions, even when those decisions might not be that person’s own best interest

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Initiative

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ability/tendency to start an action

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Guilt

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remorseful awareness of having done something wrong

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Industry

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competence in performing tasks

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Inferiority

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personal feeling or sense og being inadequate

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Self-Consciousness

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feeling of anxiety or constant awareness of others perception of oneself

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Generativity

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concern for establishing/guiding next generation stems from sense of optimism about humanity

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Stagnation

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result of stopping progression/forward movement

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Integrity

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state of being whole, honest, fair

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Dementia

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progressive mental disorder characterized decline of mental function, impairment of memory, judgement, impulse

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Advance Directives

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document communicates patients specific wishes for end-of-life care should patient become unable to do so

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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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document which patient designate someone to make health care decisions for them if they are unable to do so themselves

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Stages of Grief

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  1. Denial
  2. Anger
  3. Bargaining
  4. Depression
  5. Acceptance
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Therapeutic Communication

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purposeful use of verbal/nonverbal actions/interactions o build/maintain helping relationships with patients/families

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Braille

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system of writing for blind people that use raised dots to represent letters of alphabet

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Empathy

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convey of objective awareness/understanding of feelings, emotions, behavior of patients, including envision what their situation must be like

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Hospice

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service provides care in variety of settings for patients who have terminal illnesses that are not expected to live longer than 6 months

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Objective

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referring to data or info the observer can see, measure, otherwise detect

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Ultraviolet

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type of radiation the sun produces

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Apathy

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indifference; lack of interest feeling, concern, or emotion

i don’t care what she puts in my evaluation, because i am going to get a better job soon

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Compensation

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a method of balancing a failure or inadequacy with an accomplishment

i ate a lot of candy yesterday, bu i also ate a big green salad

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Conversion

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transformation of an anxiety into a physical symptom that has no cause

i get a severe headache every time i see my ex with his new wife

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Denial

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avoidance of unpleasant or anxiety-provoking situations od ideas by rejecting them or ignoring their existence

i am healthy and fit. there is no way i have cancer, so i don’t need all those tests

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Displacement

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redirection of emotions away from its original subject or object onto a another less threatening subject or object

i had enough trouble handling that last patient. i don’t need to deal with this malfunctioning copier right now

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Dissociation

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disconnection of emotional importance from ideas or events and compartmentalizing those emotions in different parts of awareness

i’m always getting into fights with my neighbors, which is odd because i teach an online course in conflict resolution

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Identification

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attribution of characteristics of someone else to oneself or the imitation of another

i could pass that certification test just like she just did, and i haven’t even studied the material

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Intellectualization

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analysis of a situation with facts and not emotions

he didn’t break up with me because he didn’t love me. he just had too much on his plate at work at the time

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Introjection

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adoption of the thoughts or feelings of others

my dad says i should stand up for myself, so i am going to be more assertive

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Physical Avoidance

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keeping away from any person, place, or object that evokes memories of something unpleasant

i can’t go to that hospital because that’s where my father died

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Projection

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transference of person’s unpleasant ideas and emotions onto something else

she leaves more charts incomplete than i do, so why am i getting this warning

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Rationalization

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explanation that makes something negative or unacceptable seem justifiable or acceptable

my partner drinks every night to make hmself less anxious about work

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Reaction Formation

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belief in and expression of the opposite of one’s true feelings

i really hate being in the military but i always sign some people up at recruitment events

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Regression

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reversion to an earlier, more childlike, developmental behavior

i can’t do all that paperwork, and you can’t make me

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Repression

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elimination of unpleasant emotions, desires, or problems from the conscious mind

they tell me i hurt in that robbery, but i can’t remember anthing about it

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Sarcasm

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use of words that have the opposite meaning, especially to be funny, insulting, or irritating

you have a nice office if you like living in caves

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Sublimation

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rechanneling unacceptable urges or drives into something constructive or acceptable

when i was a kid, i used to like to pull wings and legs off od insects i’d catch. now i am a biology teacher

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Suppression

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voluntary blocking of an unpleasant experience from one’s awareness

doctor said i need more tests, but i am going to take my vacation first

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Undoing

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cancelling out an unacceptable behavior with symbolic gesture

i had a big fight with my wife last night, but i’m going o buy her some flowers on my way home today

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Verbal Aggression

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verbal attack on a person without addressing orginal intent of conversation

why would you ask me that when you can’t even control you children

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