| A | B |
|---|
| compensation | covering for real or imagined inadequacies by develoing or exaggerating a desirable trait |
| conversion | a woman develops a headache on the eve that she is to present a paper at a conference and then cannot present it |
| denial | rejection of things, events or feelings as they actually are, thus eliminating the need for anxiety |
| dissociation | a man has forgotten details of the accident in which his son was killed |
| fantasy | children using pets as children in play to work thru situationhs they will encounter as an adult |
| identification | an individual takes on the characteristics and values of someone he admires |
| introjection | incorporating and internalizing conflicting values, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer an external threat |
| projection | an obese woman blames her 2 year old son for her obestiy, stating that he makes her nervous |
| rationalization | logical sounding excuses that conceal the real reason for the action, thought of feeling |
| reaction formation | the wife is angry at her husband for the attention he gives the dog, but acts overly sweet instead of angry |
| regression | a retreat to an earlier,less stressful time of development |
| repression | a woman is unable to remember the name of her demading neighbor when the meet by chance in the store |
| sublimination | substituting acceptable behavior or an an unacceptable or unattainable desire |
| suppression | a woman witha growth on her groin ignores it until she can no longer sit down |
| undoing | an attempt to conceal a negative action by other positive action |
| Axis I | schizophrenia |
| Axis II | personality disorders |
| Axis III | CHF, COPD, type II DM |
| Axis IV | divorced, unemployed, wealthy |
| Axis V | global assessment of functioning |
| coping mechanisms | any thought or action used to decrease stress |
| anger | normal response to perceived threat, frustration or event |
| tolerance | the patient needs increasing amounts of dilaudid to achieve adequate pain control |
| delusions | the patien states" I am Jesus Christ" |
| hallucinations | hearing voices telling you to kill the president |
| delirium | change of consciousness that occurs in a very short period of time |
| dementia | Alzheimers disease |
| illusion | lint on the bed is perceived as a bug |
| anxiety | the woman states that she feels she will die because her chest is hurting and she cannot breathe |
| apathy | emotional flatness |
| withdrawl | detoxificationfrom a drug |
| crisis intervention | as soon as the person is encountered actions must be taken to reduce anxiety levels |
| stress | responses to are often learned behaviors |
| addiction | physical dependance on a drug |
| neurosis | anxiety disorders |
| psychosis | the inablitiy to recognize reality, relate to others or cope with life's demands |
