Defense Mechanisms
Pretending truth is not reality
The ability to be flexible, take responsibility for one's actions, form close relationships, and cope with daily stress
What is mental health?
alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), and lorazepam (Ativan)
What are Benzodiazipines?
An in-patient therapeutic environment where the environment influences behavior and provides containment, support, structure, involvement, and validation.
What is Milieu Therapy?
Hallucinations and delusions are categorized as this type of symptoms in schizophrenia
What are positive symptoms?
Unconsciously putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of awareness
What is repression?
Survival guilt, characterized by the feeling of "Why me?", is associated with this mental health condition that develops after experiencing trauma
What is PTSD?
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and haloperidol (Haldol) are examples of this class of antipsychotic medications that require monitoring for extrapyramidal side effects
What are atypical antipsychotics?
A type of therapy where all behavior is learned and can be unlearned through positive or negative reinforcement
What is Behavior Management?
An uncomfortable feeling of dread that can be a response to extreme or prolonged periods of stress
What is anxiety?
Emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses.
What is compensation?
A treatment for severe depression and other mental illnesses that have failed all other therapies
What is ECT?
Longer acting benzodiazepine
What is diazepam?
This personality disorder is marked by a disregard for others, exploitation, and a lack of empathy
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Persistent fear of one’s behavior that will be humiliating or embarrassing, such as public speaking or eating in front of others
What is social anxiety disorder?
This defense mechanism involves creating seemingly logical reasons or acceptable explanations for unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors
What is rationalization?
Personality disorders are long-term patterns of behavior and inner experiences that differ significantly from what is expected.
What are Personality Disorders?
0.8-1.2.
What is the therapeutic range for lithium?
This type of therapy, aims to reduce emotional discomfort and increase social functioning by clarifying the meaning of events, feelings, and behaviors, and uncovering unconscious experiences
What is psychotherapy?
Intrusive thoughts that are recurrent and stressful, recognized by the individual as irrational
What is an obsession (seen in OCD)?
This defense mechanism, which can also be a symptom of a panic attack, involves a feeling of detachment, as if events are happening to someone else
dissociation
An impaired ability to think, feel, make sound judgments, adapt, solve problems, cope with reality, or form strong personal relationships
What is mental illness?
Shorter acting benzodiazepine.
What is lorazepam?
This is a type of therapy that involves a therapist working with multiple individuals simultaneously
What is group therapy?
Flat affect and alogia are examples of these, often more debilitating, symptoms of schizophrenia
What are negative symptoms?