T1 - Blueprint #2 (Josh)

Question 1

When someone is unable to process through the stages of grieving to achieve resolution.

Answer 1

Maladaptive (Complicated) Grieving

Question 2

—- —- is characterized by an intense preoccupation w/ memories of the lost entity for MANY YEARS after the loss occurred.

Answer 2

Prolonged Grief

Question 3

— — is when the individual becomes fixed in the denial stage of the grieving process.

Answer 3

Delayed (Inhibited) Grief

Question 4

—- — is when the individual is fixed in the anger stage of the grieving process.

Answer 4

Distorted Grief

Question 5

In Delayed Grief, what happens to emotional pain?

Answer 5

emotional pain assoc. w/ grieving is NOT present, but anxiety disorders are

Question 6

In Distorted Grief, what happens to normal responses?

Answer 6

all normal responses are EXAGGERATED out of proportion

Question 7

Ego Defense Mechanism are…

Answer 7

normal responses to anxiety and serve to REDUCE anxiety

Question 8

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Altruism

Answer 8

dealing w/ anxiety by reaching out to others

ex: nurse who lost a family member to a fire is a volunteer firefighter

Question 9

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Sublimation

Answer 9

dealing w/ unacceptable feelings/impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression

ex: a person who has feelings of anger/hostility towards work supervisor sublimes those feelings by working out vigorously at the gym during lunch

Question 10

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Suppression

Answer 10

voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings

ex: a person who lost his job states he will worry about paying his bill next week

Question 11

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Repression

Answer 11

putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness

ex: a person who has fear of dentist’s continually ‘forgets’ his dentist appt.

Question 12

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Displacement

Answer 12

shifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation

ex: mad at boss and going home to kick the dog

Question 13

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Reaction Formation

Answer 13

overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior

ex: a person who dislikes her sister’s daughter offers to babysit to that her sister can go out of town

Question 14

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Undoing

Answer 14

performing an act to make up for prior behavior

ex: an adolescent completes his chores w/out being prompted after having an argument w/ parent

Question 15

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Rationalizatoin

Answer 15

creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior

ex: young adult explains he had to drive home from a party after consuming ETOH b/c he had to feed the cat

Question 16

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Dissociatoin

Answer 16

temporarily blocking memories and perceptions from consciousness

ex: an adolescent witnesses a shooting and is unable to recall any details of the event

Question 17

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Splitting

Answer 17

demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or others

ex: client tells nurse that she is the only one who cares about her, yet the following day, the same client refuses to speak to the nurse

Question 18

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Projection

Answer 18

blaming others for unacceptable thoughts and feelings

ex: young adult blames his substance abuse on his parents’ refusal to buy him a car

Question 19

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Denial

Answer 19

pretending the truth is not reality to manage anxiety

ex: a parent who is informed that son was killed in combat tells everyone he is coming home for the holidays

Question 20

Ego Defense Mechanism:

Regression

Answer 20

demonstrating behavior from an earlier developmental level

ex: school age child starts bed-wetting after learning parents are separating

Question 21

S/S of Major Depression

Answer 21

• Hypersomnolence (excessive sleepiness)
• Anorexia
• Anhedonia
• Anergia

Question 22

What is the priority intervention for Major Depression.

Answer 22

Risk for suicide