Psychology Flashcards
What happens during the bargaining stage of grief?
During this stage, the grieving person attempts to avoid the loss by making some kind of “deal,” or wishing she had done so. Bargaining typically manifests before the loss has occurred.
What happens during anger stage of grief?
the grieving person might aim feelings of hostility at others, including health care staff, because they cannot cure the disease.
What happens during denial stage of grief?
the grieving person cannot or will not believe that the loss is happening or has happened.
What happens during depression stage of grief?
the reality of the situation takes hold, and the grieving person feels sad, lonely, and helpless. She might have feelings of regret and self-blame for not taking better care of herself or, in this case, not encouraging her brother to take better care of himself.
What are Erikson’s 8 stages of development?
Trust/mistrust (birth to 18 months), autonomy / shame and doubt(2-3 years) , initiative / guilt(3-6 years) industry / inferiority (7-12 years) identity/roll confusion (12-20), intimacy/isolation (20-35) generativity/stagnation(35-65) ego integrity / despair(65+).
What is the compensation defense mechanism
Balancing failure or inadequacy with an accomplishment
What is the conversion defense mechanism
Transformation from anxiety into physical symptoms that have no cause
What is the denial defense mechanism
Avoidance of unpleasant or anxiety provoking situations or ideas by rejecting them or ignoring their existence
What is a dissociation defense mechanism
Disconnection of emotional importance from ideas or events and put those emotions at different parts of awareness
What is the identification defense mechanism
Attributing someone else’s characteristics to yourself
What is the introjection defense mechanism
Adopting of the thoughts and feelings of others
