Defense Mechanisms
Involves blocking external events from awareness. If some situation is just too much to handle, the person just refuses to experience it.
What is denial
_______ is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.
What is Shame
A person's _______ may form around being needed by another person and receiving nothing in return.
What is self-worth
Extreme feeling of sadness, hopelessness and helplessness
What is Depression
Going for a walk, talking to a friend, thinking about a happier time, and taking deep breaths are examples of this
What is Coping skills
This involves individuals attributing their own unacceptable thoughts, feeling, and motives to another person.
What is projection
______ works best to help us grow and mature when our behavior has been offensive or hurtful to others or ourselves.
What is Guilt
trying to protect an addict from facing the consequences of their drug related problems
What is enabling
Excessive worry, fear, and panic attacks can be symptoms of this disorder.
What is Anxiety
What are our 5 core emotions?
What is Happy, Sad, Anger, Surprised, Fear, and Disgust
_____is a cognitive distortion of "the facts" to make an event or an impulse less threatening. We do it often enough on a fairly conscious level when we provide ourselves with excuses.
What is rationalization
This is a secondary emotion that often results from underlying feelings like loss or fear
What is Anger
______have low self-esteem and look for anything outside of themselves to make them feel better. They try to take care of a person who is experiencing difficulty, but the caretaking becomes compulsive and defeating.
What is co-dependents
____% of adults in the U.S. who have had a problem with substance abuse also suffer from mental illness.
What is %50
When you face some sort of danger and experience fear, you go through what is known as _________, _______, or ________. (Think reptilian brain)
What is Fight, Flight, or Freeze
This is a movement back in psychological time when one is faced with stress. When we are troubled or frightened, our behaviors often become more childish or primitive.
What is Regression
_______is the emotional response to an immediate threat. We can also develop a similar reaction to anticipated threats or even our thoughts about potential dangers.
What is Fear
Codependency is a _______ behavior. We watch the actions of our parents when we are children.
What is learned
True or False, males attempt suicide more often than females do.
False. Females attempt approximately 4 times as often. However, males have a higher rate of death. This is because men tend to use more violent methods.
What are ANTs?
What is Automatic Negative Thoughts
This is where a person goes beyond denial and behaves in the opposite way to which he or she thinks or feels
What is reaction formation
A _______, on the other hand, is usually much milder than an emotion, but longer-lasting. In many cases, it can be difficult to identify the specific cause of a______. For example, you might find yourself feeling gloomy for several days without any clear, identifiable reason.
What is mood
_______ _______do not acknowledge that problems exist. They don’t talk about them or confront them. As a result, family members learn to repress emotions and disregard their own needs. They become “survivors.” They develop behaviors that help them deny, ignore, or avoid difficult emotions.
What is Dysfunctional Families
The age people start to show symptoms of schizophrenia
What is late teens through the twenties
Show a representation of the brain and discuss the three different functions ( think: computer, please the puppy, tame the crocodile)
Hand model- Front of our brain is Logic and reasoning, middle of the brain works with emotions, and bottom of the brain is automatic responses such as fight, flight, or freeze.)