Psychology Flashcards
Fat-soluble vitamins
A, D, E, K
Erikson’s psychosocial development
1) trust vs. mistrust
2) autonomy vs. shame
3) initiative vs. guilt
4) industry vs. inferiority
5) identity vs. role confusion
6) intimacy vs. isolation
7) generativity vs. stagnation
8) grief vs. despair
Grief cycle
DABDA
denial
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance
compensation defense mechanism
balancing a failure with an accomplishment
conversion defense mechanism
transformation of anxiety into a physical symptom
denial defense mechanism
avoidance/denial/rejection of anxiety-provoking situations
displacement defense mechanism
redirection of emotions away from original subject and to a less threatening object
displacement defense mechanism
redirection of emotions away from its original subject and onto a less threatening object
dissociation defense mechanism
a disconnection of emotional importance from ideas or events
identification defense mechanism
the attribution of characteristics of someone else to oneself or the imitation of another
intellectualization defense mechanism
analysis of situation with facts instead of emotions
introjection defense mechanism
adoption of thoughts/feelings of others
projection defense mechanism
transference of a person’s unpleasant ideas/emotions onto something else
rationalization defense mechanism
explanation that makes something negative or unacceptable seem justifiable or acceptable
reaction formation defense mechanism
belief in and expression of the opposite of one’s true feelings
regression defense mechanism
the reversion to more childlike developmental behavior
repression defense mechanism
elimination of unpleasant emotions, desires, or problems from the conscious mind
sarcasm defense mechanism
use of words that have the opposite meaning (to be funny, insulting, or irritating)
sublimation defense mechanism
rechanneling unacceptable urges or drives into something constructive or acceptable
suppression defense mechanism
voluntary blocking of an unpleasant experience from one’s awareness
undoing defense mechanism
cancelling out an unacceptable behavior with a symbolic gesture
ex: fight with partner but buy flowers after to make up for it
verbal aggression defense mechanism
verbal attack on a person without addressing the original intent of the conversation
ex: “why would you ask me that when you can’t even control your own children”
