Erik Erikson
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Abbreviations
Common Mechanisms
Mental Health Conditions
100
School-age children

Industry vs Inferiority

100

Comes to terms with the loss or disease

Acceptance

100

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

100

I can't do all that paperwork and you can't make me

Regression

100

More commonly diagnosed in boys

ADHD

200

Normal part of the natural development of the moral judgement. Active imagination and curious about everything

Initiative vs Guilt

200

Feelings of Regret and self-blame

depression

200
BE

barium enema

200

Analysis of a situation with facts and not emotions

Intellectualiazation

200

Chronic condition in childhood 

ADHD

300

Professional and Personal achievement and active participation in serving the community and society

Generativity vs Stagnation

300

They cannot fix or cure the disease. Feelings of hostility

Anger

300

WNL

within normal limits

300

I am healthy and fit. There is no way I have cancer.

Denial

300

Mood disorder

depression

400

leads to anger with self, a lack of self-confidence and no sense of pride in the ability to perform tasks

Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt

400

It might help to give the patient written information about the disease and treatment options with the  approval of the provider.

Denial

400

T&A

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

400

Use of words that have the opposite meaning, especially to be funny, insulting, or irritating

Sarcasm

400

Traumatic experience with flashbacks

PTSD

500

Social isolation and withdrawal, multiple job changes or lack of productivity

Intimacy vs isolation

500

Why Me

Anger

500
DTap

Diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine

500

Elimination of unpleasant emotions, desires, or problems from the conscious mind.

Repression

500

uncontrolled levels of stress, fast heart rate, sweating and being consumed by worry

anxiety

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