Psychology Flashcards
Compensation
Balancing a failure with accomplishment
“I haven’t done this but I have done…”
“ I did thus but I also…”
Mini Mental - Orientation
location, day, season
Projection
persons unpleasant emotions onto someone or something else
“they did it why am I getting in trouble”
“ I did this better I deserve more”
Mini Mental Exam
orientation, registration, attention and calculation, and language
Apathy
A lack of interest, feeling, or concern. Unaffected by the consequences or outcome
” I don’t care what happens”
Dementia
a progressive mental disorder characterized by a decline in mental function, control, and memory
Conversion
anxiety transforming into a physical symptom that has no cause
headache, nausea, fatigue triggered situationally
Mini Mental - Language
following commands, naming an object and repeating statement, read and write
Reaction Formation
opposite of ones true feelings
Rationalization
explanation for something that is negative to seem justifiable or acceptable
Mini Mental - registration
repeating objects/ words