Mental Health Study Guide Flashcards
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Used by the ego to control impulses & organize actions in a way that leads to compromise among the id, the superego, & the demands of reality…
Defense mechanisms of theory of object relations / ego psychology
Defend against overwhelming anxiety & other uncomfortable feelings is a…
Defense mechanisms of theory of object relations / ego psychology
Name the developers of object relations / ego psychology.
- S. Freud
- Adler
- Sullivan
- Winnicott
Ability of the ego to resolve unconscious processes in such a way that the person can relate positively to other people & can take an interest in her/his non-human environment is…
Theory of Object relations / ego psychology
Breakdown of ego functions so that a person’s behavior is dominated by anxiety & unconscious processes is…
Mental illness / dysfunction according to the theory of object relations / ego psychology
Name the intervention process for the theory of object relations / ego psychology.
Bring unconscious conflicts to consciousness & make person aware of them.
What is the technique when using theory of object relations / ego psychology?
Analysis of symbols (e.g., dreams, activities)
Refusing to believe something that causes anxiety is…
Denial
Believing that an unacceptable feeling of one’s won belongs to someone else is…
Projection
Making excuses for unacceptable behavior of feelings is…
Rationalization
Conflicts turned into real physical symptoms is…
Conversion
Functioning at a more primitive developmental level than previously; going back to an immature pattern of behavior is…
Regression
Trying to reverse the effects of what one has done by doing the opposite is…
Undoing
Overestimating someone or valuing him or her more than the real personality & person seem to merit is…
Idealization
Adopting the habits or characteristics of another person is…
Identification
Unacceptable wishes channeled into socially acceptable activities is…
Sublimation
A realistic goal or object substituted for one that cannot be achieved is…
Substitution
Efforts to make up for personal deficits; this can also be a conscious effort represents…
Compensation
A mother plans for her child who is mentally retarded to be a doctor is an example of…
Denial
A self-isolating Pt in a work group says that other Pts will not talk to him is an example of…
Projection
A teenager says he didn’t do his homework because he didn’t have the right kind of paper is an example of…
Rationalization
A girl with poor coordination gets a migraine headache when it is time for volleyball is an example of…
Conversion
A 7-year-old child who is hospitalized for major surgery begins to walk on tiptoes & suck his thumb is an example of…
Regression
A Pt accuses the therapist of trying to run his life. Later he brings her flowers is an example of…
Undoing