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| SIGMUND FREUD | founder of psychoanalysis |
| CATHARSIS | a release of emotion, supposedly purifying and curative |
| UNCONSCIOUS | according to Freud, mental disorders have their origin in dynamics which are |
| STRESSOR | unpredictable aspect of the environment demanding adjustment |
| SYMPATHETIC | branch of nervous system which iinvolves the fight or flight response |
| ADJUSTMENT | temporary disorder due to recent, common stress |
| PTSD | long term disorder due to major stressful situation |
| STRESS INOCULATION | cognitive-behavioral technique for preventing stress reactions |
| RESILIENCE | the ability of individuals to resist or bounce back from a disorder despite exposure to causes or stress |
| DEFENSE MECHANISMS | protect the self from anxiety, stress, tension, or disappointment |
| ACTING OUT | unhealthy defense mechanism: expressive action untaken without consideration of its consequences |
| DENIAL | refusal to accept the reality of a situation |
| DISPLACEMENT | shifting emotional reaction from the instigator of one's frustration to a safer target |
| PROJECTION | blaming others for one's own condition or emotions |
| RATIONALIZATION | using contrived explanations to lessen one's sense of frustration or guilt |
| UNDOING | action which magically or symbolically atones or reverses frustration or guilt |
| REACTION FORMATION | exaggerated behavior which expressed the opposite emotion |
| REGRESSION | returning to a previous, less mature, developmental level |
| REPRESSION | pushing painful thoughts out of consciousness |
| SUBLIMATION | healthy defense mechanism: channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable actions |
| COMPENSATION | healthy defense mechanism: striving in another area to make up for frustration |
| GRIEF | affective response to a loss |
| ACUTE STRESS DISORDER | occurs within a month after the event |
| COPING | individuals' efforts to meet their needs and deal with stressors |
| CORTICOSTEROID | chemical produced by stress, weakens immune system |
| DECOMPENSATION | being overwhelmed by stress |
| DSM | the American Psychiatric Association's nosological guidelines |
| TEMPERAMENT | inherited basis of personality |
| SELYE | came up with the stress model of General Adaptation Syndrome |
