Psychology Flashcards

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Compensation

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Balancing a failure with accomplishment

“I haven’t done this but I have done…”
“ I did thus but I also…”

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2
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Mini Mental - Orientation

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location, day, season

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3
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Projection

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persons unpleasant emotions onto someone or something else

“they did it why am I getting in trouble”
“ I did this better I deserve more”

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4
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Mini Mental Exam

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orientation, registration, attention and calculation, and language

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5
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Apathy

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A lack of interest, feeling, or concern. Unaffected by the consequences or outcome

” I don’t care what happens”

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6
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Dementia

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a progressive mental disorder characterized by a decline in mental function, control, and memory

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7
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Conversion

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anxiety transforming into a physical symptom that has no cause

headache, nausea, fatigue triggered situationally

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8
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Mini Mental - Language

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following commands, naming an object and repeating statement, read and write

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9
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Reaction Formation

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opposite of ones true feelings

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10
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Rationalization

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explanation for something that is negative to seem justifiable or acceptable

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11
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Mini Mental - registration

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repeating objects/ words

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