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Unit 2 C&C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| defense mechanisms | a way of dealing with the world that is not very effective and used too often, may be unhealthy |
| types of defense mechanisms | fantasy, repression, rationalization, sour grapes, regression, denial, projection and compensation |
| fantasy | daydreaming to escape reality or a problem |
| repression | the process of pushing a painful thought or experience out of your conscious mind into out unconscious mind |
| rationalization | we cannot face the real reasons for our behaviour, so we can convince ourselves there are other reasons |
| sour grapes | when we cannot reach a goal, we tell ourselves and others that it wasn't a worthwhile goal anyways, a form of rationalization |
| regression | when a problem is too big for us to handle in a mature way we may revert back to behaviour patterns of an earlier time in our lives |
| denial | the refusal to accept reality or fact, acting as if a painful event, thought or feeling did not exist |
| projection | a person unconsciously rejects his or her own unacceptable attributes by ascribing them to objects or people in the outside world |
| compensation | is a process of psychologically counterbalancing perceived weaknesses by emphasizing strength in other areas |
| anxiety neuroses | when there is no apparent reason for fears that dreadful things will happen, fears can be so over powerful they can't function |
| hysterical reaction | is when emotional conflict is converted into physical symptoms, to help escape from the anxiety caused by a conflict |
| what are phobias | extreme fears of certain objects or situations |
| obsessions | a persistent, unwanted thought that comes from some sort of anxiety |
| compulsions | to perform a repetitive act that will relieve the anxiety of your obsession |
| organic psychoses | caused by actual physical damage to the brain |
| manic depression | the patient has extreme mood swings. the manic stage is marked by unlimited energy and a difficulty sleeping. the depression stage is the opposite of mania. during this stage, the patient may sleep for days or never come out of the house. |
| LSD | this supports the theory that schizophrenics have a chemical difference from normal people, since LSD also affects the chemicals in the brain and produces similar hallucinations |
| dissociative identity disorder (DID) | a disorder where a person will display more than one personality, each of which is dominant at different times |
| symptoms of someone with DID | a history of repeated child abuse, subtle alternating personality changes, marked variations in abilities, hallucinations, depression, suicidal, amnesia, hearing voices, headaches |
| what are children with DID most often misdiagnosed with? | schizophrenia |
| mania | extremely enthusiastic, no patience, unlimited energy, difficulty sleeping |
| categories of phobia | social and specific |
| phobia | you are struck by fear which they know is irrational and illogical but so powerful and unpredictable you change your life drastically to avoid it |
| social phobia | the fear of being shamed and embarrassed in front of other people |
| specific phobia | the fear of a specific object or situation |
| anthrophobia | extreme fear of people |
| anthophobia | an abnormal and persistent fear of flowers |
| claustrophobia | an irrational fear of having no escape or being closed in |
| cynophobia | a fear of dogs that's both irrational and persistent |
| agoraphobia | a fear of open spaces or an anxiety disorder that causes people to avoid places and situations that might cause them to feel trapped, helpless, panicked, embarrassed or scared |
| neurosis | a mild disorder which does not include hallucinations or delusions |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness that causes a loss of reality, which includes hallucinations and delusions |
| amnesia | loss of memory to protect one from harm |
| neologisms | patient makes up words that seem to mean something to them but no one else, often by people affected with schizophrenia |
| types of schizophrenia | residual, paranoid and catatonic |
| residual schizophrenia | a long term patient of schizophrenia may be reclassified as residual, symptoms have lessened in severity |
| paranoid schizophrenia | type where you believe people are out to get you |
| catatonic schizophrenia | affected people may exhibit a dramatic reduction in activity, to the point that voluntary movement stops |
| hysterical reaction | emotional stress gets transformed into a physical symptom such as paralysis, sightlessness, incapability to speak or another abrupt unbearable problem |
| types of psychoses | organic psychoses, OCD, manic depression, schizophrenia, psychopathic personalities |
| what is the neurotransmitter linked to schizophrenia? | dopamine |
| what does ECT stand for? | electroconvulsive therapy |
| what are methods of viewing the brain? | PET, MRI and CAT scan |
| what are some common personality disorders | narcissism, histronic personality disorder, passive-aggressive personality, anti-social personality disorder |
| narcissism | a preoccupation with him/herself including one's body, includes an exaggerated sense of self, need to be admired, and generally insensitive |
| histronic personality disorder | histronic people initially appear to be caring, dramatic and have inappropriate emotional displays that serve as a way to get attention, they always want to be the centre of attention |
| passive-aggressive personality | a personality disorder where a person tends to display a pattern of negative attitudes and passive resistance in interpersonal or occupational situations |
| anti-social personality disorder | characterized by a long-standing pattern of a disregard for other people's rights, often crossing the line and violating those rights |
| how old do you have to be to get diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder? | 18 years or older |
| symptoms of anti-social personality disorder | failure to conform to social norms, deceitfullness, impulsivity, irritability/aggressiveness, reckless disregard, consistent irresponsibility and lack of remorse |
| how does the brain get sick? | damage from drugs, poison, burst blood vessel, environmental stress and head injuries; an infection like meningitis; problem in its development (genetic reasons) or a combination of these |
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