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Psy 12 - Ego Defense Mechanism And Personality Disorder Flashcards

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What are the mature ego defense mechanisms?

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Altruism. Humor. Sublimation. Suppression.

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What is acting out?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is expression of unacceptable impulse/feeling through action.

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What is Dissociation?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is detachment from reality.

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What is Displacement?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, Transferring avoided ideas and feelings to a neutral person or object (vs. projection). “Yell at kids because you boss yelled at you earlier in the day”

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What is Fixation?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is when partially remaining at a childish level of development. “Interacting with your mother like if you were still a child rather than an adult”

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What is Identification?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is when a person assimilates another person’s attribute. “More than just imitation”

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What is Isolation?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is separation of feelings from threatening thoughts or events.

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What is Projection?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is when a person reduces anxiety by taking unacceptable thoughts and believing that someone else has those thoughts.

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What is rationalization?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is when convincing oneself that no wrong has been done.

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What is reaction formation?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is when taking unacceptable thoughts/impulses and attempting to over-exaggerate the opposite thought/action. “Someone addicted to alcohol goes on a crusade to combat alcoholism to the detriment of never seeing her family and friends.”

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What is Regression?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is when returning to an earlier stage of development rather than dealing with an unacceptable emotion or thought.

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What is repression?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is an unconscious withholding of unacceptable feelings or memories.

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What is splitting?

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An immature ego defense mechanism, it is believing that a person/thing is either all good or all bad.

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What is sublimation?

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A mature ego defense mechanism, it is unacceptable impulses/feelings are consciously transformed into socially acceptable actions.

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What is suppression?

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A mature ego defense mechanism, it is a conscious and deliberate attempt to stop thinking about negative or stressful things/

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What is the difference between suppression vs repression?

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Suppresion is a mature defense mech that is a CONSCIOUS and deliberate attempt to stop thinking about something negative. Repression is an immature defense mech that is UNCONSCIOUS to forget about something negative.

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What is the difference between a personality trait vs personality disorder?

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Personality trait: enduring repetitive patterns or proceedings relating to thinking about the environment, and exhibited in a wide range of important social and personal context. Personality disorder: subjected distress and impaired functioning, but patient is usually not aware that they have a problem.

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What are the Cluster A personality disorders?

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The “weird” ones: Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal.

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What is Schizoid personality disorder?

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A cluster A personality disorder, Voluntary social withdrawal, limited emotional expressions. “Schizoids avoid”

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What is Schizotypal personality disorder?

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A cluster A personality disorder, these are eccentric appearance, odd beliefs, magical thinking. “Shizotypal dress as pickels”

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What are the Cluster B personality disorders?

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All aBOUT the drama: Antisocial. Borderline. Histrionic. Narcissistic.

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What is antisocial personality disorder?

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A cluster B personality disorder, They have a disregard for and violation of rights of others. Lack empathy. More on males, if younger than age 18, it is called conduct disorder.

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What is Borderline personality disorder?

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A cluster B personality disorder, they have unusual variability and depth of moods. Moods are unstable. Intrapersonal relationships are chaotic. Splitting. High suicide rate.

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What is Histrionic personality disorder?

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A cluster B personality disorder, they have Excessive emotions. Attention-seeking. Seductive behavior. Overly concerned with appearance.

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What is Narcissistic personality disorder?

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A cluster B personality disorder, they are excessively preoccupied w/ personal prestige, power, and vanity. Lack empathy. Require excessive admiration. React to criticism w/ rage.

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What are the Cluster C personality disorder?

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Very anxious and fearful: Avoidant. Obsessive-compulsive. Dependent.

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What is avoidant personality disorder?

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A cluster C personality disorder, They have hypersensitivity to rejection. Socially inhibited and timid. Have feelings of inadequacy. Desire relationships with others.

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What is the difference between schizoid and avoidant personality disorder?

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Schizoids want to avoid people. Avoidant really want relationships with others.

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What is Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

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A cluster C personality disorder, unaware of their disorder. They are not as severe as people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (they do not like their disorder).

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What is Dependent personality disorder?

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Very low self-esteem. Submissive. Clingy.

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What ego defense mechanism is being used in someone Voluntarily choosing not to think about a piece of bad news?

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Suppression.

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What ego defense mechanism is being used in someone no acknowledging a piece of bad news, as though it was never said?

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Denial.

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What ego defense mechanism is being used in someone involuntary withholding of a feeling from conscious awareness?

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Reperssion.

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What ego defense mechanism is being used by a veteran that can describe horrific war details w/o any emotion?

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Isolation.

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What ego defense mechanism is being used by a child abuser was himself abused as a child?

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Identification.

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What ego defense mechanism is being used by a man yelling at his family when he has a bad day at work?

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Displacement.

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What ego defense mechanism is being used by an 8-y.o girl who is being bullied in school starts carrying around her security blanket again?

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Regression.

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A 40 yo. Woman tells you in one of her office visits that she is in love with you and you refer her to another doctor. She attempts suicide. What type of personality disorder does this patient have?

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Borderline personality disorder.

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A 30 y.o woman tells you in your office visit that you are the best doctor but your nurse was very disrespectful. On a subsequent visit, she threatens to change doctors, because you do not feel like a particular lab test is necessary. Additionally you notice several symmetrical cuts that she attributes to cat scratch. What personality disorder does she have?

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Borderline personality disorder. She is splitting.

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A 55 y.o woman comes to your office wearing all black with a mini skirt and a black feather boa. She is also wearing excessive amount of lipstick and you notice having conversation with many other patients. What personality disorder does she have?

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Histrionic personality disorder.

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What are the immature ego defense mechanisms?

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Acting out. Dissociation. Denial. Displacement. Fixation. Identification. Isolation. Projection. Rationalization. Reaction formation. Regression. Repression. Splitting.

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