Quiz 2 Flashcards
Dual Diagnosis
The identification of coexistence diseases within an individual; This is most commonly associated with a problem with drugs or alcohol and another psychiatric disorder.
Organic
Pertaining to the biological aspects of an individual; This is most commonly used to distinguish between physiological and psychosocial problems.
Denial
The defense mechanism that protects the personality from anxiety or guilt by disavowing or ignoring unacceptable thoughts, emotions, or wishes.
Dual relationship
The unethical practice assuming a second role with the client in addition to professional helper, such as friend, business associate, family member, or sex partner.
Subpeona
A legal document ordering an individual to appear in court at a certain time.
Predisposition
A tendency to develop a trait or attribute under the right circumstances.
Adaption
A reciprocal process between the individual and the environment, often involving changing the environment or being changed by it.
Compulsion
A strong and repetitive urge to act in a certain way; frequently a means of relieving anxiety.
Coping Skills
Effective behavior an individual uses in responding to or avoiding sources of stress.
Lability Affect
Abrupt shifts and excessive variation in an individual’s expression of affect.
Learned Helplessness
A pattern of behavior frequently seen in victims of spouse abuse and child abuse, in which the individual responds passively to risks of harm.
Unconscious Motivation
A compelling wish or drive that is out of an individuals immediate awareness but that influences him or her to act in a way that would seem contrary to his or her rational objectives.
Ego Strength
The individual’s capacity for logical thinking, intelligence, perceptiveness, and self-control over impulses to achieve immediate gratification.
Privilege
The premise and understanding between therapist and client that the information revealed by the client will not be divulged to others without expressed permission; Courts often honor this unless there is a risk of public danger or threat to public good.
Ego Syntonic
Traits of personality, thought, behavior, and values that are incorporated by the individual who considers them acceptable and consistent with his or her overall “true” self.
