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psych
disorders, responses to stress
29
Nursing
Not Applicable
07/01/2014

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Term
repression
Definition
-burying a painful feeling or thought from your awareness.
-you cant cant remember your fathers funeral
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denial
Definition
-not accepting reality because it is too painful
-you are arrested for drunk driving several times but don't believe you have a problem with alcohol
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regression
Definition
-reverting to an older, less mature way of handling stresses and feelings
-you and your roommate have an argument so you stop off into another room and pout
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projection
Definition
-attributing your own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to someone or something else
-you start smoking marijuana because everyone else you hang around smokes and you dont want to be a "loser"
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compensation
Definition
-an attempt to make up for a real or imagined weakness
-you hate your mother and you grow up to become PTA president
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somatization
Definition
the transfer of painful feelings to body parts, thus the persons feelings are expressed in the form of a physical symptom
-ever since Mark was released from his kidnapper, he has been complaining of stomach pain
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displacement
Definition
channeling a feeling or though from its actual source to something or someone else
-when you get mad at your sister, you break your drinking glass by throwing it against the wall
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reaction formation
Definition
adopting beliefs, attitudes, and feelings contrary to what you really believe
-when you say you're not angry when you really are
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introjection
Definition
internalizing or taking on the values and beliefs of another person
-i hate the beach, my boyfriend thinks the beach is stupid
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rationalization
Definition
justifying ones behaviors and motivations by substituting "good" acceptable reasons for those motivations
-I always study hard for tests and I know a lot of people who cheat so its not a big deal i cheated this time
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identification
Definition
the emulation of admirable qualities in another to enhance ones self esteem
-I wear the same brand of clothes as Miley Cyrus, shes so cool.
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substitution
Definition
replacing a highly valued, unattainable object with a less-valued, attainable object
-Kim Kardashians figure is awesome; Im going to get breast implants to look that good
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sublimation
Definition
redirecting unacceptable, instinctual drives into personally and socially acceptable channels
-intense rage redirected in the form of participation in sports such as boxing or football
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suppression
Definition
the effort to hide and control unacceptable thoughts or feelings
-you are attracted to someone but say that you really dont like the person at all
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undoing
Definition
trying to reverse or "undo" a thought or feeling by performing an action that signifies an opposite feeling than your original thought or feeling
-you have feelings of dislike for someone so you buy them a gift
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conversion
Definition
turning to emotional conflict into a physical symptom, which provides the individual with some sort of benefit
-when i got home from school after getting in a fight, i couldn't feel my legs
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obsessions
Definition
repetitious, unwanted thoughts
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compulsions
Definition
actions repeatedly carried out in a specific manner; they typically include washing, counting, or checking (obsessions and compulsions are often closely related)
Term
phobias
Definition
unrealistic fears or specific objects or siutations
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delusions
Definition
false ideas not based on reality and not congruent with the patients specific religious and cultural orientation
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suicidal ideations
Definition
thoughts or plans (or both) of killing oneself
Term
sensorium
Definition
orientation in terms of time, place, person and self, four types.
-comatose
-stuporous
-drowsy
-alert
Term
agoraphobia
Definition
extremely fearful of situations outside the home
Term
acute dystonia
Definition
involuntary movement of the tongue, face, neck and back. As well as possible laryngal spasms
Term
acute dystonia treatment
Definition
Cogentin IM or IV and Benedryl IV
antiemetics (Phenergan)
Term
pseudoparkinsonism
Definition
shuffling gait, resting tremors, rigid posture, masklike facial appearance
Term
akathisia
Definition
REVERSIBLE restlessness
Term
tardive dyskiesia
Definition
IRREVERSIBLE symptoms (tongue/jaw/facial movement jerking of the upper extremities and tonic contractions of back and neck
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Definition
cute dystonia
low WBCs
orthostatic hypotension
zerostonia (dry mouth)
akathisia
parkisonian movements
irreversible tardine dyskinesia
neurolyptic malignant syndrome
extra pyramidal symptoms
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