Family Dynamics
A group of people who live together and depend on one another for physical, emotional, and financial support.
What is a family?
This disorder may be identified by slow speech, crying, poor concentration, insomnia, and fatigue.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Type of illness that has a rapid onset and lasts a relatively short time.
What is an acute illness?
Type of illness that usually has a slow onset and periods of remission and exacerbation.
What is a chronic illness?
An example of this defense mechanism is someone being frustrated by his or her boss at work and going home and kicking the dog.
What is displacement?
Consists of a nuclear family PLUS grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.
What is extended family?
A person who achieves control only through fulfilling the needs of others and derives self-worth from that of the partner.
What is codependent?
Type of communication: Seeking specific information that requires a yes/no response.
What is a closed-ended question?
Vision screening
What is secondary prevention?
The general term for a defense mechanism that lowers anxiety/achieves goals in a healthy, acceptable way.
What is adaptive?
Consists of two single parent families joined together to form a new family unit.
What is a blended family?
This occurs when the use of a drug is no longer under control and continues despite adverse effects.
What is substance dependence?
Two people living together without children.
What is a dyad?
A flu immunization clinic
What is primary prevention?
An example of this defense mechanism is channeling aggressive urges into a workout instead of lashing out at others physically or verbally.
What is sublimation?
Makes up 70-80% of a sent message through distance/position, therapeutic touch, and facial expressions.
What is nonverbal communication?
During this phase in the Cycle of Violence, a perpetrator releases built-up tension by beating a vulnerable person.
What is the Acute Battering Stage?
Emotional conflicts and stressors are dealt with by meeting the needs of others.
What is altruism?
Helping a patient with physical therapy after a stroke
What is tertiary prevention?
This defense mechanism is a first-line psychological defense that originated from Freud.
What is repression?
Type of communication: "You said you prefer your medications with water, correct?"
What is validating?
These two things happen when anxiety becomes a disorder.
What is out of proportion and interferes with functioning?
Smokers refuse to admit to themselves that smoking is bad for their health.
What is denial?
In this acute illness stage, a person accepts his or her diagnosis, treatment, and help from others.
What is Stage 3: Assuming a dependent role?
This is the only defense mechanism that operates on a conscious level.
What is suppression?