NR 326-Mental Health Exam 1 Study Guide
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Mental health - ANSWERS The successful adaptation to stressors from the
internal or external environment, evidenced
by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with
local and cultural norms.
Mental illness - ANSWERS Your mind's way of dealing w/stress in terms of
anxiety & grief in a negative or positive
way.
Anxiety - ANSWERS A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is
associated with feelings of uncertainty and
helplessness.
Mild anxiety - ANSWERS Type of anxiety that is seldom a problem; learning is
enhanced.
Moderate anxiety - ANSWERS Type of anxiety in which the perceptual field
diminishes
Severe anxiety - ANSWERS Type of anxiety where the perceptual fields are so
diminished that concentration centers on one detail only or on many extraneous
details
,Panic anxiety - ANSWERS The most intense state of anxiety; learning can't
occur; unable to focus on even one detail.
MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - ANSWERS 1. Physiological needs 2. Safety
needs 3. Belongingness and love needs 4. Esteem needs 5. Self-actualization
needs
Compensation - ANSWERS Covering up a real or perceived weakness by
emphasizing a trait one considers more
desirable.
Rationalization - ANSWERS Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical
reasons to justify unacceptable feelings
or behaviors.
Denial - ANSWERS Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or
the feelings associated with it.
Reaction formation** - ANSWERS Preventing unacceptable or undesirable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed
by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
Displacement - ANSWERS The transfer of feelings from one target to another
that is considered less threatening or that
is neutral.
, Regression - ANSWERS Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of
development and the comfort measures
associated with that level of functioning.
Identification - ANSWERS An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring
certain attributes and characteristics of an
individual one admires.
Repression - ANSWERS Involuntarily blocking unpleasant feelings and
experiences from one's awareness
Intellectualization - ANSWERS An attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions
associated with a stressful situation by
using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis.
Sublimation - ANSWERS Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally
or socially unacceptable into activities
that are constructive.
Introjection - ANSWERS Integrating the beliefs and values of another
individual into one's own ego structure.
Suppression - ANSWERS The voluntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and
experiences from one's awareness.
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Mental health - ANSWERS The successful adaptation to stressors from the
internal or external environment, evidenced
by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with
local and cultural norms.
Mental illness - ANSWERS Your mind's way of dealing w/stress in terms of
anxiety & grief in a negative or positive
way.
Anxiety - ANSWERS A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is
associated with feelings of uncertainty and
helplessness.
Mild anxiety - ANSWERS Type of anxiety that is seldom a problem; learning is
enhanced.
Moderate anxiety - ANSWERS Type of anxiety in which the perceptual field
diminishes
Severe anxiety - ANSWERS Type of anxiety where the perceptual fields are so
diminished that concentration centers on one detail only or on many extraneous
details
,Panic anxiety - ANSWERS The most intense state of anxiety; learning can't
occur; unable to focus on even one detail.
MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - ANSWERS 1. Physiological needs 2. Safety
needs 3. Belongingness and love needs 4. Esteem needs 5. Self-actualization
needs
Compensation - ANSWERS Covering up a real or perceived weakness by
emphasizing a trait one considers more
desirable.
Rationalization - ANSWERS Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical
reasons to justify unacceptable feelings
or behaviors.
Denial - ANSWERS Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or
the feelings associated with it.
Reaction formation** - ANSWERS Preventing unacceptable or undesirable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed
by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
Displacement - ANSWERS The transfer of feelings from one target to another
that is considered less threatening or that
is neutral.
, Regression - ANSWERS Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of
development and the comfort measures
associated with that level of functioning.
Identification - ANSWERS An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring
certain attributes and characteristics of an
individual one admires.
Repression - ANSWERS Involuntarily blocking unpleasant feelings and
experiences from one's awareness
Intellectualization - ANSWERS An attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions
associated with a stressful situation by
using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis.
Sublimation - ANSWERS Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally
or socially unacceptable into activities
that are constructive.
Introjection - ANSWERS Integrating the beliefs and values of another
individual into one's own ego structure.
Suppression - ANSWERS The voluntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and
experiences from one's awareness.
