Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Psychiatry pro +1700 > Ego Defenses > Flashcards

Ego Defenses Flashcards

1
Q

What is the unconscious mind?

A

Contains material that the person is not aware of, and cannot intentionally bring into awareness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is the conscious mind?

A

Contains material that the person is actively aware of, and can discuss verbally

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is the preconscious?

A

Contains material that the person is not currently thinking about, but can bring to awareness as needed (e.g. phone number)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is the structural theory of personality?

A

Id
Ego
Super ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Id, ego, or superego: present at birth

A

Id

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Id, ego, or superego: source of all psychic energy

A

Id

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Id, ego, or superego: emerges after birth, but is not the last to develop

A

Ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Id, ego, or superego: last to develop

A

Superego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Id, ego, or superego: fully Unconscious

A

Id

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Id, ego, or superego: partly conscious, partly unconscious

A

Ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Id, ego, or superego: Develops be internalizing parenta and societal teaching about right and wrong

A

Superego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Id, ego, or superego: punishes that self for misbehavior via guilt and shame

A

Super ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Id, ego, or superego: governed by the pleasure principle

A

Id

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Id, ego, or superego: Operates on the reality principle

A

Ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Id, ego, or superego: Negotiates between the personalitiy’s desires and drives and the outside world

A

Ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Id, ego, or superego: requires defense mechanisms to manage anxiety

A

Ego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What is the purpose of defenses mechanisms?

A

Used by the ego to manage anxiety, resulting from conflicts between the id and reality or id and superego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Are defense mechanism carried out consciously or unconsciously?

A

Unconsciously

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

How do defense mechanisms work?

A

Ignore or distory reality in some way that protect the individual. Can be adaptive or maladaptive

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What is regression?

A

Reverting to an earlier stage of development under stress in order to avoid the anxiety or difficulty involved in the more mature stage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What is denial?

A

Failing to acknowledge some part of external reality that is obvious to others

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

What is displacement?

A

Taking an impulse or emotions that is directed at an unacceptable target and instead directing it at someone or something else

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

What is the humor defense mechanism?

A

Involves explicitly expressing feelings without feeling personal discomfort or making others uncomfortable

24
Q

Is humor a mature or immature defense mechanism?

A

Mature

25
Q

True or false: the humor defense mechanism usually involves an element of truth or of self-awareness

A

True

26
Q

What is intellectualization?

A

Engaging in excessively abstract thinking in order to avoid painful or upsetting feelings; thinking about feelings rather than experiencing them

27
Q

What is passive-aggression?

A

Indirectly expressing aggression through passive or masochistic means; expressing aggression via NOT acting

28
Q

What is projection?

A

Taking one’s own unacceptable impulses or feelings and attributing them to someone else

29
Q

What is rationalization?

A

Stating a logically plausible and socially acceptable (but inaccurate_ explaination for a behavior driven by emotion

30
Q

What is reaction formation?

A

When an unconscious feeling that causes anxiety is transformed such that the conscious feeling is the exact opposite. The conscious feeling is the exact opposite.

The conscious feeling is typically extreme and rigid, hence, the concept of “the lady doth protest too much”.

31
Q

What is repression?

A

When anxiety or guilt-producing impulse, feeling, or memory is kept out of consciousness

32
Q

What is splitting?

A

Viewing self and others as either all good or all bad;may abruptly switch from one to the other

33
Q

What is sublimation?

A

A special form of displacement, where an unacceptable impulse is redirected into some socially or culturally worthy purpose or activity

34
Q

What is isolation (of affect)?

A

Separating the thoughts from the feelings associated with an experience, then keeping the feelings unconscious

35
Q

True or false: the person is aware of a situation or event, but doesn’t not feel the emotions associated with the event

A

True

36
Q

What is suppression?

A

Conscious or partially conscious postponement of addressing a conscious conflict or impulse

37
Q

True or false: suppression is considered a mature defense mechanism

A

True

38
Q

Name the defense mechanism: a previously potty-trained 4 yo that starts having frequent accidents when a younger sibling is born

A

Regression

39
Q

Name the defense mechanism: a person who just receive their fourth drunk-driving conviction insisting that they do not have a drinking problem

A

Denial

40
Q

Name the defense mechanism: getting extremely angry at one’s boss, saying nothing to the boss, and coming home and kicking the dog, who had done nothing wrong

A

Displacement

41
Q

Name the defense mechanism: Following a diagnosis of terminal cancer, a patient displays no emotion, but instead discusses the Kubler-Ross stages of grieving and the current literature on their validity

A

Intellectualization

42
Q

Name the defense mechanism: noticing that a spark has landed on the clothing of someone you are angry with, but not telling them and saying that you did not want to interrupt them while they were speaking

A

Passive-Aggression

43
Q

Name the defense mechanism: stating that you did not invite a friend to the party, because you knew they were overwhelmed with social invitations and already too busy, when the real reason was you were angry at them for not inviting you to their last party

A

Rationalization

44
Q

Name the defense mechanism: a person with a h/o adultery and scual indiscretions may be the most outspoken critic of the “decline in morals today” and demand that divorce laws be tightened

A

Reaction formation

45
Q

Name the defense mechanism: A pt is seeing a new provider for the first time, and states that she is the only person who has ever truly understood them, but then when the provider is late for the next visit because of an emergency, she starts yelling about the providers lack of professionalism and never come back

A

Spiliting

46
Q

Name the defense mechanism: when overwhelmed with stress, deciding not to think about the need to quit smoking, and the health risks involved (and then actually working on smoking cessation once the acute crises has passed)

A

Suppression

47
Q

Is splitting a mature or immature defense mechanism?

A

Immature

48
Q

What personality disorder is characterized by splitting?

A

Borderline PD

49
Q

Is sublimation a mature or immature defense?

A

Mature

50
Q

Is suppression a mature or immature defense mechanism?

A

Mature

51
Q

What is the acting out defense? Mature or immature?

A

Expressing unacceptable feelings and thoughts through actions
Immature

52
Q

What is the dissociation defense? Mature or immature?

A

Temporary, drastic changes in personality, memory, consciousness, or motor behavior to avoid emotional stress
Immature

53
Q

What is the Denial defense? Mature or immature?

A

Avoiding awareness of some painful reality

Immature

54
Q

What are the four mature defenses?

A

Altruism
Humor
Sublimation
Suppression

“Mature adults wear a SASH”

55
Q

What is the altruism defense? Mature or immature?

A

Alleviating guilty feelings by unsolicited generosity toward others
mature

56
Q

What is the identification defense? Mature or immature?

A

Modeling behavior after another person who is more powerful

Immature

57
Q

What is the fixation defense? Mature or immature?

A

partially remaining at a more childish level of development

Immature

Psychiatry pro +1700 (28 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions