Psych Disorders Flashcards
Acting Out
Avoiding Unacceptable Feelings by behaving badly
Denial
Behaving as if an aspect of realtity does not exist
Displacement
Transferring feelings to a more acceptable object
Dissocitation
Disrupting memory, identity and consciouness to cope with an event
Distortion
Altering perception of upsetting reality to be more acceptbale
Fantasy
Substituting imaginary scernarios
Intellecualization
Using intellect to avoid uncomfortable feelings
Isolation of affect
Separating a thought form its emotional component
Projection
Attributing one’s own feelings to others
Rationalization
Justifying behavior to avoid difficult truths
Reaction formation
Responding in a manner opposite to one’s acual feelings
Regression
Reverting to an earlier developmental stage
Repression
Blocking upsetting feeling sfrom entering consciouness
Somatization
Transorming emotional conflicts into phsycial symptoms
Splitting
Seeing others as all bad or good