Physiological Effects
The body system responsible for the flight, fight, or freeze response. Alterations take place in the sympathetic nervous system.
What is the Central nervous system?
The person with alcoholism states "I can quit any time I want to."
What is denial?
Children who are potty trained begin to wet themselves may be an example of this.
What is regression?
What is the Immune system?
An unconscious burying or "forgetting" mechanism.
What is repression?
"I didn't get the promotion because you don't like me."
What is an example of scapegoating?
Symptoms of this body system's involvement may include diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating, nausea and/or vomiting, heartburn, and gastroesophageal reflux.
What is the Gastrointestinal system?
A small boy who wants to be a basketball player instead becomes a straight A student.
What is compensation?
What is sublimation?
Involvement of the cardiovascular system may result in complication to include...
What is inflammation of coronary arteries, increased risk of heart attack and/or stroke, and long-term negative effect on kidneys and endocrine system?
Police visit a parent to inform them of the death of a child in a car accident. Parent tells the police, "that's impossible. My child is upstairs asleep. You must have the wrong house."
What is an example of dissociation?
When a patient's wife tells the nurse, "my husband is worried about going home," but the wife is actually the one who is worried, the wife may be displaying...
What is projection?
Production of the stress hormone originates in this body system...
What is the Endocrine system?
Substituting acceptable reasons for the true causes for personal behavior because admitting the truth is too threatening.
What is rationalization?
ex: I failed the test because the teacher wrote bad questions.
Giving a treat to a child who is being punished for a wrong-doing is an example of...
What is restitution?
Makes an amend for a behavior one thinks is unacceptable. Makes an attempt at reducing guilt.