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Psych hesi review

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Ego mechanism   Rational self or reality principle. The ego experiences the reality of the external world, adapts to it and responds to it. It is used when anxiety increases and the individual's ego is being tested.  
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Temperament   Inborn personality characteristics that influence an individual's manner of reacting to the environment and ultimately his or her developmental progress.  
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Intellectualization   Occurs when an individual attempts to avoid expressing actual emotions associated with a stressful situation by using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning and analysis.  
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Reaction formation   Assists in preventing unacceptable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behavior.  
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Compensation   Method of covering up a real or perceived deficit by emphasizing a strength.  
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Sublimation   Method of re channeling drives or impulses that are personally or socially unacceptable into activities that are constructive.  
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Defense mechanism   Used adaptively during times of mild to moderate anxiety to decrease stress and assist with coping.  
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Repression   Unconscious involuntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one's own awareness.  
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Projection   Person attributes unacceptable impulses and feelings to another.  
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Denial   Enables a person to ignore unacceptable realities by refusing to acknowledge them.  
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Displacement   Transfers feelings that are unacceptable to express to one person to a less threatening person.  
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Cluster A   Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal  
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Paranoid   Suspicious of others, fearful, projects blame for own problems onto others, odd or magical thinking, uses hostile, accusatory dialogue that is reality-based, appears suspicious, tense, distant, watchful and angry.  
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Schizoid   Socially detached, shy, introverted, avoids interpersonal relationships, lacks social skills, is cold, quiet, and aloof, emotionally detached, introverted, unresponsive and has autistic thinking, says little, withdrawn and seclusive, dull, humorless.  
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Schizotypal   interpersonal deficits, eccentricities and odd beliefs, socially isolated.  
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Nsg interventions for cluster A PD   Establish trust,Be honest,Assist with stress relief,Avoid confrontation with client,Help client to focus on feelings ,Reality orientation, engage in noncompetitive activities that required concentration, involve family and client in plan of care.  
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Cluster B   Dramatic and emotional  
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Antisocial   Aggressive acting out behavior without any remorse, manipulative lacks social conscience and ability to feel remorse, ineffective interpersonal skills, humiliating and belligerent toward those perceived as a threat, cold, insensitive to others.  
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Borderline   Disturbances reg. self image and sexual, social and occupational roles, impulsive,makes suicidal gestures, overly dependent on others, unable to problem solve, splitting behavior, demanding, whiny, manipulative, difficulty controlling anger.  
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Histrionic   Overreactive, dramatic, seeks attention, chaotic relationships, angry outbursts, loud, self centered, flirtatious.  
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Narcisstic   Perceives self as all powerful and important, exaggeration, needs attention, preoccupied with power and appearance, exploits others, inattentive and indifferent to others, appears concerned only with self, lacks empathy.  
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Cluster C   Anxious, fearful  
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Avoidant   Socially inhibited, feels inadequate, hypersensitive to negative criticism, rejection, longs for relationship.  
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Dependent   Unreasonable wishes and wants and expresses needs in a demanding whining, passive, low self esteem, sees self as stupid, unable to make decisions, dependent on others, self deprecation, demanding others to meet needs, appears dull, dissatisfied with self.  
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OCD   Attempts to control self and others, cold and rigid, perfectionist, preoccupied with lists, rules, details and orders.  
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