Psych- defense mechanisms Flashcards
(34 cards)
emotional conflicts and stressors dealt with by performing helpful service to others that results in satisfaction and pleasure
altruism
serving as a volunteer to a disaster area
altruism
making up for a perceived or real inability by focusing on another area and becoming proficient (may be conscious or unconscious)
compensation
a 16 year old boy is not good at sports. he strives to get the top grades in his class and become a member of his school’s honor society
compensation
transfer of a mental conflict into a physical symptom
conversion
a concert pianist develops paralysis of his right hand prior to his first concert
conversion
avoiding, ignoring, or rejecting a real situation and the feelings associated with it
denial
a man tells his wife that he wants a divorce. the wife responds by saying that all couples have difficulties and that she is sure he will feel differently tomorrow
denial
transfer of emotions from one person or object onto another less threatening and more neutral person or object (sometimes called the “scape goat” defense mechanism
displacement
the staff nurse is yelled at by the unit supervisor at work. when she gets home, the nurse yells at her 12 year old son for no apparent reason
displacement
emphasizing ironic or amusing aspects of a conflict or stressor
humor
a nurse with cold hands comments, “cold hands but a warm heart” before taking a patient’s pulse
humor
process whereby an individual takes on thoughts, mannerisms, or tastes of another individual whom the individual admires
identification
a college student decides to becomes a physical therapist after spending 3 months in physical therapy due to a knee injury
identification
excessive reasoning or logic to transfer disturbing feelings into the intellectual sphere
intellectualization
a student tells her parents that no one could hav don’t better than she did on the course exam, because the exam material was not covered well enough, and the course instructor is not a very good teacher
intellectualization
attributing to oneself the qualities of another- intense identification in which the qualities are incorporated into the individual’s own ego structure
introjection
a patient states he is “General Napoleon” and walks around the unit with his right hand over his heart
introjection
separating ideas, thoughts, and actions from feelings associated with them
isolation
a nurse stops on the highway to assist in an accident. the victim’s arm has been severed from the body. the nurse does not focus on the feelings about the situation but focuses on applying pressure to the wound site, calling for help, and comforting the victim
isolation
unconsciously attributing one’s thoughts or impulses to another person
projection
roommate A gets angry at roommate B for being angry and not listening, when it is actually roommate A who is angry and has not been listening
projection
justifying illogical ideas, actions, or feelings by using acceptable explanations (most common defense mechanism- a form of self-deception)
rationalization
the college student did not do well on her exam. she calls home and tells her parents that she did not get enough sleep the night before the exam
rationalization
