Adjustment, Maladjustment & Treatment Flashcards
(95 cards)
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any attempt to cope with stressful situations
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adjustment
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types of adjustment mechanisms
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- fantasy or daydreaming
- nomadism
- denial
- repression
- projection
- identification
- introjection
- regression
- rationalization
- intellectualization
- displacement
- reaction formation
- sublimation
- substitution / compensation
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desires or goals can be fulfilled through imagination
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fantasy or daydreaming
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desires or goals are never satisfied
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nomadism
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refusal to acknowledge reality
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denial
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uncomfortable thoughts from consciousness
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repression
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placing motives in someone else
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projection
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enhances self-esteem by conducting as if another person
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identification
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unconsciously acquires characteristics from a person he dislikes
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introjection
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childlike behavior and responses
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regression
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plausible reasons in place for real reasons
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rationalization
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thinking abstractly about stressful situations as a way of detaching oneself from them
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intellectualization
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motives are shifted from an original object to a substitute object
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displacement
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exaggerated ideas and emotions that are opposite of one’s repressed beliefs or feelings
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reaction formation
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unconscious desires are directed into socially acceptable activities
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sublimation
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cover behavior in an unrelated one rather than the opposite
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substitution or compensation
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inability to maintain effective relationships, function successfully in various domains, or cope with difficulties and stresses
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maladjustment
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causes of maladjustment
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- family
- personal cause
- environmental cause
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abnormal reactions to frustration
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- neurosis
- psychosis
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mild mental disorder or anxiety disorder
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neurosis
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[neurosis] remains in contact with reality but manifest poor _____ to his environment
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adjustment
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severe mental disorder that needs hospitalization
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psychosis
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[psychosis] has completely lost contact with ______ and can no longer cope with his environment
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reality
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anxiety or neurotic reactions
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- anxiety neurosis
- phobia
- obsessive-compulsive
- conversion reactions
- hypochondria
- dissociative reactions
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psychotic reactions
- schizophrenia
- schizophreniform disorder
- schizoaffective disorder
- brief psychotic disorder
- manic-depressive
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other maladaptive reactions to frustration
- drug addiction
- alcoholism
- sexual deviations
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psychological conflicts are converted into physical symptoms
conversion reaction
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other term for conversion reaction
conversion hysteria
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important episodes are repressed in response to extreme stress
dissociative reactions
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3 forms of dissociative reaction
- amnesia
- fugue
- dissociative identity disorder
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temporary loss of memory
amnesia
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loss of memory that continues for a long time, accompanied by physical flight
fugue
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extreme dissociative disorder whereby a person may develop two or more distinct personalities in which each personality developed is unaware of each other
dissociative identity disorder
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condition brought by underlying conflict and needs at the unconscious level
sexual derivations
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sexual attractions
- voyeurism
- exhibitionism
- sadism
- masochism
- frotteurism
- pedophilia
- fetishism
- transvestic fetishism
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sexual attraction from watching other people
voyeurism
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sexual attraction from showing their genitalia
exhibitionism
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sexual attraction from hurting other people
sadism
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sexual attraction from being hurt by others
masochism
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touching up against others nonconsensually
frotteurism
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sexual attraction from young children
pedophilia
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sexual attraction from inanimate objects
fetishism
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sexual attraction from clothing of the opposite gender
transvestic fetishism
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withdrawal from reality and a severe disturbance of his intellectual and emotional functioning, coupled with deterioration of social and occupational functioning
schizophrenia
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________ is also known as bipolar disorder
manic depressive disorder
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characterized by emotional distortion consisting of recurrent episodes of depression and elation occurring simultaneously
manic depressive disorder
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delivery of adequate measures modelled to alleviate a pathological condition
treatment
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categories of treating mental and behavioral disorder
- medical treatment
- psychological treatment (psychotherapy)
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attempts to alter physiological functioning including drug therapies, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery
medical treatment / biological therapy
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examples of medical treatment / biological therapy
- pharmacotherapy
- electroconvulsive shock therapy
- psychosurgery
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three categories of pharmacotherapy
- anti-psychotic drugs
- anti-depressant drugs
- anti-anxiety drugs
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loss of motor control especially in the face, caused by prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs
tardive dyskinesia
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provides relief to a wide variety of symptoms such as hallucination, thought disorders, anxiety
anti-psychotic drugs
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reduce depression as it may increase the concentration of certain neurotransmitters, serotonin, and norepinephrine in the synaptic gap
anti-depressive drugs
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side effects of these drugs are:
irregular heartbeat, blurred vision, and constipation
anti-depressant drugs
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relieves symptoms of anxiety
anti-anxiety drugs
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highly effective in countering anxiety
benzodiazepines
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side effect of ____ drug:
difficulty in sleeping when the drug is not taken
anti-anxiety drugs
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helpful in treating manic depressive disorder
lithium
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treatment for depression wherein a patient receives powerful electric shocks to the head and is continued until the patient has a seizure lasting at least 30 seconds
electroconvulsive shock therapy
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administration of insulin which produce prolonged coma-like state in the patient
insulin shock
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treatment of mental disorder by surgical removal or destruction of selective brain areas
psychosurgery
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patients who acquired ______ become highly excitable and impulsive, others become apathetic and a total absence of emotion, a few become living vegetables requiring permanent care
psychosurgery
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treatment of individuals primarily through verbal communication
psychotherapy
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types of psychotherapy
- art therapy
- behavior therapy
- cognitive therapy
- cognitive-behavior therapy
- existential therapy
- gestalt
- interpersonal therapy
- person-centered therapy
- phototherapy
- play therapy
- psychoanalysis
- psychodynamic therapy
- rational-emotive behavior therapy
- reality therapy
- transactional analysis
- eclectic therapy
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uses creative process to help people who might have the difficulty expressing their thoughts and feelings
art therapy
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art therapy can help increase _____, cope with _____ and ______ experiences
- self-awareness
- symptoms
- traumatic
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involves relaxation training, stress management, biofeedback, and desensitization of phobias
behavior therapy
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form of behavior therapy in which exposes a person to the thing or situation that he finds upsetting or disturbing
exposure thrapy
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designed to help a person identify and change distorted thought patterns that can lead to feelings and behaviors that are troublesome, self-defeating, or self-destructive
cognitive therapy
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cognitive therapy focuses on the _____ than the underlying or past conflicts or issue
current problem
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help a person to recognize his negative thought patterns and behaviors and to replace them with positive one
cognitive behavior therapy
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type of cognitive-behavior therapy
dialectical behavior therapy
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deals with important life themes
existential therapy
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based on the here and now of living
gestalt
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short term therapy that focuses on an individual's social relationships and how to improve social support
interpersonal therapy
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emphasizes understanding and caring rather than diagnosis, advice, and persuasion
person-centered therapy
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approach used in person-centered therapy
active listening
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characteristics of effective therapists
- genuine
- accepting
- empathetic
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used to treat people suffering from seasonal affective disorder; makes use of special light bulbs
phototherapy
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for young children at specific developmental stages
play therapy
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long-term, intensive therapy in which a person has to examine memories, events, and feelings from the past to understand current feelings and behavior
psychoanalysis
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developed during psychoanalysis
transference
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transference whereby the individual developed love and admiration
positive transference
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transference whereby the individual developed envy or hostility
negative transference
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procedure where the patient relaxes and is allowed to let his thoughts wander as he muses without any apparent preconceived goal or prodding from the therapist
free association
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3 main experiences caused by the patient's cure
- abreaction or catharsis
- insight
- working-through
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patients experiences a kind of emotional cleansing
abreaction or catharsis
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patient must understand his feelings and feel what he understands
insight
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lengthy process of reeducation and problem solving
working-through
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focuses on increasing a person's awareness of his unconscious thoughts and behaviors, developing new insights, and resolving conflicts to live a happier life
psychodynamic psychotherapy
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believes that emotional disturbance is caused by the person's perception of an event or situation in an irrational way
rational-emotive behavior
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helps clients explore behavior that created problems for them and examine the consequences of their behavior
reality therapy
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usually conducted in groups; clients learn how to change roles in order to behave in more desirable ways
transactional therapy
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combination of therapies
eclectic therapy
